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One of Charles Babbage's jobs was as a Computer calculating navigation tables.
He became very frustrated one day with the slow and error prone process of having several Computers calculate one table, then crosscheck their answers, recalculate and recrosscheck any errors found, have the printer typeset the table, recheck the printer's proofs against the calculated table, have the printer retypeset any errors found, etc.
At this point he decided that there must be a way to make a machine powered by stream do the entire task without error. His initial idea was a Difference Engine, but this eventually led to the fully programmable Analytical Engine.
Charles Babbage became famous by making the 1st programable computer and also because he made the difference engine.
He was a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, who is best remembered now for originating the concept of a programmable computer.
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When did Charles Babbage draw up plans for the difference engine?
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How did they come up with the idea of a computer?
Charles Babbage invented the computer Several people came up with various ideas for automatic computing devices at various times and working on different tasks, all were motivated by the common problem of having to do massive amounts of computations that were painfully tedious to do without error. The final result of this quest is the modern computer.
What year was computers made who invented it?
In the year 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to think about something that would function like a computer and ended up designing a programmable mechanical computer that he called "The Analytical Engine" but because of limited finance, and an the inability to stop himself from trying to upgrade it and find some innovation with the design, Babbage could never actually built his Analytical Engine.
How did charles Babbage come up with the idea of the computer?
While he was in his 20's, he was still working as a mathematician. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, in 1816. The Difference Machine was started in 1821 but failed its test in 1833. In 1842 Charles Babbage created the Analytical Engine; he completely abandoned the Difference Machine. It was never completed but it helped improve Britain's machine-tool industry. In 1991, the National Museum of Science and Technology built a replica of the Difference Machine; it was a real working one. In 1879, Charles Babbage's son reassembled a section of the Difference Machine, which was auctioned for auction in London auctioned in Sydney for $282,000. On October the 18th 1871, London, UK, Charles Babbage died.
How long did it take Charles Babbage to make his first comuter?
He invented the computer at the age of 30.
Where did Charles Babbage grow up?
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When did Charles Babbage draw up plans for the difference engine?
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How di Charles Babbage come up with the idea of a computer?
Well he was not the only one to come up with the idea of inventing computers .Several people came up with various ideas for automatic computing devices at various times and working on different tasks, all were motivated by the common problem of having to do massive amounts of computations that were painfully tedious to do without error. The final result of this quest is the modern PC computer.
The person who contributed the idea of the stored program concept was?
Unknown. It was developed in the ENIAC project in WW2 but nobody recorded who first came up with it. ENIAC did not use it.
Where did Charles Darwin travel to that help him come up with the idea of evolution?
The Galapagos Islands.
How does any of Charles Babbage's inventions affect mankind?
how fast would u be at math if he hadnt have come up with the idea of a calculator???? he was an amazingly smart man, for more information, go to: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0115420/Cyber-club%20800x600/BIO/Charles%20Babbage.htm and http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/charlesbabbage/ alot of information on hjim, he invented muhc muhc muhc muhc more than the calculator, and if he didn't invent it, he sure had alot to do with the ideas.
How did they come up with the idea of a computer?
Charles Babbage invented the computer Several people came up with various ideas for automatic computing devices at various times and working on different tasks, all were motivated by the common problem of having to do massive amounts of computations that were painfully tedious to do without error. The final result of this quest is the modern computer.
Where did Charles Darwin come up with the idea?
Darwin left on his trip in 1831 on HMS Beagle. The trip took 5 years. He came up with his idea of natural selection on the trip.
Who is best in engineer and scientist?
I think it is either Charles Babbage or Albert Einstein.But it is really up to youI think Albert Einstein.
How do Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution relate?
Charles Darwin is the founder of Darwinism and the first one to ever come up with the idea Animal and Plants evolve over time, or the theory of evolution.
Who proposed the idea of the theory of evolution?
The idea of evolution was thought of long before Darwin, by a man named Count Buffon. What Charles Darwin did was to successfully come up with the mechanism of evolution, known as natural selection.
Who came up with the idea of a blood bank?
Charles R. Drew
