The Father of Computing : Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, engineer, and inventor. He is credited with originating the concept 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. One hundred and fifty years before computers were invented by other people, Charles Babbage designed one — and it took them until…