Charles Babbage was an English polymath in the 19th century who originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. As a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage conceived of the first automatic mechanical computer that led to the modern general-purpose computer.
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Charles Babbage was an English polymath in the 19th century who originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. As a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage conceived of the first automatic mechanical computer that led to the modern general-purpose computer.
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Charles
Babbage
• Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ˈbæbɪdʒ/;
26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath.[1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer