In a propheticpassage writtentowards the end ofhis life Babbageaffirmed hisconviction in thevalue of his work. The title of the firstbiography on his lifewas called 'IrascibleGenius: A Life ofCharles Babbage,Inventor'.Charles Babbagedesigned a cow-catcher for thefront end ofrailwaylocomotivesThe DifferenceEngine operatedon discrete digitsrather than smoothquantitiesBabbage occupiedthe Lucasian chairof mathematics atCambridge from1828 to 1839.Science was notan establishedprofession whenCharles Babbagewas aliveDiplomacy was notBabbage's forteand his social andprofessionalpersonas were atwar.CharlesBabbagewas born inWalworth,SurreyThe DifferenceEngine couldperform asequence ofcalculationsHe attendedTrinity,Cambridgein 1810In 1828Babbagemoved to 1DorsetStreetIn 1821 Babbageinvented theDifference Engineto compilemathematicaltables.His daughter,Georgiana, onwhom he doted,died while still inher teenssometime around1834.In 1991 Britishscientists builtDifferenceEngine No. 2—accurate to 31digitsCharlesBabbageached forrecognitionIn 1814 hemarriedGeorgianaWhitmoreCharlesbabbagewas 79 whenhe died DifferenceEngine No 2was neverconstructedin his lifetime.Dorset Streetwas a hub ofsocial andintellectuallife.In the 1830sBabbagewas a lion ofthe Londonsocial scene.The memoryunit was to belarge enough tohold 1,000 50-digit numbersIn his twentiesBabbage workedas amathematician,principally in thecalculus offunctionsHe wasone offourchildrenIn a propheticpassage writtentowards the end ofhis life Babbageaffirmed hisconviction in thevalue of his work. The title of the firstbiography on his lifewas called 'IrascibleGenius: A Life ofCharles Babbage,Inventor'.Charles Babbagedesigned a cow-catcher for thefront end ofrailwaylocomotivesThe DifferenceEngine operatedon discrete digitsrather than smoothquantitiesBabbage occupiedthe Lucasian chairof mathematics atCambridge from1828 to 1839.Science was notan establishedprofession whenCharles Babbagewas aliveDiplomacy was notBabbage's forteand his social andprofessionalpersonas were atwar.CharlesBabbagewas born inWalworth,SurreyThe DifferenceEngine couldperform asequence ofcalculationsHe attendedTrinity,Cambridgein 1810In 1828Babbagemoved to 1DorsetStreetIn 1821 Babbageinvented theDifference Engineto compilemathematicaltables.His daughter,Georgiana, onwhom he doted,died while still inher teenssometime around1834.In 1991 Britishscientists builtDifferenceEngine No. 2—accurate to 31digitsCharlesBabbageached forrecognitionIn 1814 hemarriedGeorgianaWhitmoreCharlesbabbagewas 79 whenhe died DifferenceEngine No 2was neverconstructedin his lifetime.Dorset Streetwas a hub ofsocial andintellectuallife.In the 1830sBabbagewas a lion ofthe Londonsocial scene.The memoryunit was to belarge enough tohold 1,000 50-digit numbersIn his twentiesBabbage workedas amathematician,principally in thecalculus offunctionsHe wasone offourchildren

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  1. In a prophetic passage written towards the end of his life Babbage affirmed his conviction in the value of his work.
  2. The title of the first biography on his life was called 'Irascible Genius: A Life of Charles Babbage, Inventor'.
  3. Charles Babbage designed a cow-catcher for the front end of railway locomotives
  4. The Difference Engine operated on discrete digits rather than smooth quantities
  5. Babbage occupied the Lucasian chair of mathematics at Cambridge from 1828 to 1839.
  6. Science was not an established profession when Charles Babbage was alive
  7. Diplomacy was not Babbage's forte and his social and professional personas were at war.
  8. Charles Babbage was born in Walworth, Surrey
  9. The Difference Engine could perform a sequence of calculations
  10. He attended Trinity, Cambridge in 1810
  11. In 1828 Babbage moved to 1 Dorset Street
  12. In 1821 Babbage invented the Difference Engine to compile mathematical tables.
  13. His daughter, Georgiana, on whom he doted, died while still in her teens sometime around 1834.
  14. In 1991 British scientists built Difference Engine No. 2—accurate to 31 digits
  15. Charles Babbage ached for recognition
  16. In 1814 he married Georgiana Whitmore
  17. Charles babbage was 79 when he died
  18. Difference Engine No 2 was never constructed in his lifetime.
  19. Dorset Street was a hub of social and intellectual life.
  20. In the 1830s Babbage was a lion of the London social scene.
  21. The memory unit was to be large enough to hold 1,000 50-digit numbers
  22. In his twenties Babbage worked as a mathematician, principally in the calculus of functions
  23. He was one of four children