In the 1840s English mathematician Charles Babbage designed a mechanical computer called the Difference Engine No. 2 to calculate and print mathematical tables. His design was never built due to technological limitations. In the late 1980s a team led by Doron Swade at the Science Museum in London undertook the challenge using materials and tolerances from Babbage's era. Relying on Allan G Bromleys detailed work on Babbage's blueprints they built the calculating section in 1991 and the complete m

Charles Babbages 19th-century computer design was brought to life by his son, Henry Babbage, in 1910. #history #facts #didyouknow | Spy the Reality

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