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Charles Babbage | |
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 Charles Babbage | |
| Born | 26 December 1791 London (likely Southwark) |
| Died | 18 October 1871 (aged 79) Marylebone, London, UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Known for | Difference engine |
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| 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.
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