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

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