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Charles Babbage

1791 - 1871

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer

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  • Cover of: On the economy of machinery and manufactures.

    First published in 1832 66 editions in 2 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition oneconomyofmac00babb Cover of edition oneconomyofmanuf00babbiala Cover of edition traitsurlcon00babb Cover of edition oneconomyofmachi00babb Cover of edition oneconomymachin01babbgoog Cover of edition oneconomymachin00babbgoog Cover of edition traitsurlconomi00babbgoog Cover of edition oneconomyofmachi0000babb Cover of edition oneconomymachine00babb
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  • Cover of: Reflections on the decline of science in England, and on some of its causes.

    First published in 1830 33 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition reflectionsondec0000babb_z2z8 Cover of edition reflectionsondec0000babb
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  • Cover of: Passages from the life of a philosopher.

    First published in 1864 26 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition TO00961792_TO0324_62184_000000 Cover of edition passagesfromlife0000babb Cover of edition T Cover of edition charlesbabbagepa00babb
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  • Cover of: The works of Charles Babbage

    First published in 1987 12 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Reflections on the Decline of Science in England: Large Print

    First published in 2018 12 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Works of Charles Babbage

    First published in 1989 11 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The ninth Bridgewater treatise.: A fragment.

    First published in 1837 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition ninthbridgewater00babbiala Cover of edition ninthbridgewate00babbgoog
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  • Cover of: Exposition Of 1851: Or, Views of the Industry, the Science, and the Government, of England

    First published in 2012 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Exposition of 1851.

    First published in 1851 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Table of the Logarithms of the Natural Numbers: From 1 To 108000

    First published in 2015 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The ninth Bridgewater treatise: a fragment

    First published in 1841 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Exposition Of 1851: Or Views of the Industry, the Science and the Government of England

    First published in 2013 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Charles Babbage and his calculating engines: selected writings by Charles Babbage and others.

    First published in 1834 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A comparative view of the various institutions for the assurance of lives.

    First published in 1826 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Examples of the solutions of functional equations

    First published in 1820 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Table of logarithms of the natural numbers from 1 to 108,000.

    First published in 1827 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Table of the logarithms of the natural numbers, from 1 to 108000.

    First published in 1829 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An analysis of the statistics of the Clearing House during the year 1839: with an appendix on the London and New York clearing houses, and on the London Railway Clearing House

    First published in 1856 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: exposition of 1851; or, views of the industry, the science and the government of England.

    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: How to invent machinery

    First published in 1899 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Calculators, Mathematics, History, Science, Natural theology, Biography, Tables, Correspondence, Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England), Scientists, Babbage, charles, 1792-1871, Computers, Early works to 1900, Income tax, Life insurance, Logarithms, Machinery, Mathematicians, Taxation, Economics, Functional equations, Mortality, Notation, Terminology, 1791-1871
Places
Great Britain, England, Europe, Italy, London, London (England), Mediterranean Sea, New York, New York (State), Pozzuoli, Switzerland
People
Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
Time
1961-

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Alternative names

  • Babbage, Charles, 1792-1871.
  • Charles Babbage
  • Charles Babbage 1832
  • Babbage, Charles, Charles

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September 8, 2023 Edited by David Scotson added data from wikidata
September 8, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
September 8, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import