"Babbage" redirects here. For other uses, see Babbage (disambiguation). Charles Babbage FRS (26 December1791 – 18 October1871) was an Englishmathematician, philosopher, and mechanical engineer who originated the idea of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991 a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. Nine years later, the Science Museum completed the printer Babbage had designed for the difference engine, an astonishingly complex device for the 19th century.
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(b. 1792, London, UK, d. 1871, London, UK). Babbage is often referred as the "father of computing " because of his invention of the analytical engine, a prototype of which was completed far after his death. <Discussion > <References > Tadeusz Zawidzki