Charles Babbage and The Story Of The First Computer

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Discusses the life and achievements of mathematician Charles Babbage, who invented the difference engine that would eventually become the computer.

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An Idea Is Born	p. 7
FYInfo: The Abacus	p. 11
A Mathematician's Boyhood	p. 13
FYInfo: The Napoleonic Wars	p. 21
The Difference Engine	p. 23
FYInfo: John Herschel	p. 29
The Analytical Engine	p. 31
FYInfo: Ada, Countess of Lovelace, Mathematician	p. 35
A Bitter End	p. 37
FYInfo: The Great Music War	p. 42
Chronology	p. 43
Timeline of Discovery	p. 44
Chapter Notes	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Further Reading	p. 47
Works Consulted	p. 47
Index	p. 48
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