Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Charles Babbage papers, 1808-ca. 1866.
Includes experimental notebooks and notes on mathematics, astronomy, physics, electricity, etc.
Mathematician. Trinity College, Cambridge (England), from 1811; graduated Peterhouse, 1914; M. A. 1817. Lucasian professor of mathematics, Cambridge University, 1828-1839. Fellow Royal Society, 1816. Worked with and tried to perfect calculating machines; devised basic principles of modern computers.
Astronomy
Electricity.
Mathematics
Physics
Notebooks. aat
Mathematicians -- England -- 19th century
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