Charles Babbage | |
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Born | London (likely Southwark) | 26 December 1791
Died | 18 October 1871 Marylebone, London, UK | (aged 79)
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Known for | Difference engine |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics, engineering, political economy, computer science |
Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Sir Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English mathematician, analytical philosopher, mechanical engineer and computer scientist. He was the first person to invent the idea of a computer that could be programmed. Unfinished parts of his mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum.