Charles Babbageが設計したDifference Engineは、コンピュータの歴史を紐解くと、その初期を飾る機械式の計算機である。バベッジが最初に設計したDifference Engineは英国政府から予算を得て開発を開始したが、完成には至っていない。 その後、1847年から1849年ころに ...

As you might expect from its name, the "Difference Engine" is a strangely difficult object to describe. You might start by imagining the side of a large crib with uprights ringed by small metal wheels ...

このDifference Engine No.2の建造であるが、その凝り方は半端ではない。使用されている材料は鉄、真鍮、青銅などであるが ...

Charles Babbage 17911871 computer pioneer designed the first automatic computing engines He invented computers but failed to build them The first complete Babbage Engine was completed in London in ...

Charles Babbage was born on 26 December 1791, probably in London, the son of a banker. He was often unwell as a child and was educated mainly at home. By the time he went to Cambridge University in ...