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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician

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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician. Key Inventions/Ideas. Key Contributions to Management Machine Computing (Difference Engine, Analytical Engine) Founded 3 Scholarly Societies (transformed mathematics instruction at Oxford) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician

Charles Babbage(1791-1871)

MathematicianInventor

PhilosopherEconomist

Politician

Page 2: Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician

Key Inventions/IdeasKey Contributions to Management• Machine Computing (Difference Engine, Analytical Engine)• Founded 3 Scholarly Societies (transformed mathematics

instruction at Oxford)• Invented the Cowcatcher and Speedometer (Safer/More

predictable travel)

Key Publications• 1827 A table of logarithms from 1 to 108000• 1832 On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures• 1864 Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

Best Idea: Quantitative (Machine Computing)

Blind Spot: Human cost of the Industrial Revolution

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Presentation Sources• http://www.bookrags.com/biography/charles-babbage• http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html• http://www.bookrags.com/biography/charles-babbage• http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/babbage• http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/babbage.aspx• http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Babbage.html