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

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