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The famous and prolific nineteenth-century mathematician, engineer
and inventor Charles Babbage (1791 1871) was an early pioneer of
computing. He planned several calculating machines, but none was
built in his lifetime. On his death his youngest son, Henry P.
Babbage, was charged with the task of completing an unfinished
volume of papers on the machines, which was finally published in
1889 and is reissued here. The papers, by a variety of authors,
were collected from journals including The Philosophical Magazine,
The Edinburgh Review and Scientific Memoirs. They relate to the
construction and potential application of Charles Babbage's
calculating engines, notably the Difference Engine and the more
complex Analytical Engine, which was to be programmed using punched
cards. The book also includes correspondence with members of
scientific societies, as well as proceedings, catalogues and
drawings. Included is a complete catalogue of the drawings of the
Analytical Engine.
In this famous book, first published in 1832, Charles Babbage (1791
1871), the mathematician, philosopher, engineer and inventor who
originated the concept of a programmable computer, surveys
manufacturing practices and discusses the political, moral and
economic factors affecting them. The book met with hostility from
the publishing industry on account of Babbage's analysis of the
manufacture and sale of books. Babbage describes the many different
printing processes of the time, analyses the costs of book
production and explains the publication process, before discussing
the 'too large' profit margins of booksellers. Babbage succeeded in
his aim 'to avoid all technical terms, and to describe in concise
language', making this an eminently readable historical account.
His analysis and promotion of mechanisation and efficient 'division
of labour' (still known as the 'Babbage principle') continue to
resonate strongly for modern industrial engineering.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician,
philosopher and mechanical engineer who invented the concept of a
programmable computer. From 1828 to 1839 he was Lucasian Professor
of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position whose holders have included
Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking. A proponent of natural religion,
he published The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise in 1837 as his personal
response to The Bridgewater Treatises, a series of books on
theology and science that had recently appeared. Disputing the
claim that science disfavours religion, Babbage wrote 'that there
exists no such fatal collision between the words of Scripture and
the facts of nature'. He argues on the basis of reason and
experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the
calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the
universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical
arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of
natural theology.
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
A set of 11 volumes which contains all the known works of Charles
Babbage, who has been described as the "pioneer of the computer".
His mathematical, scientific and engineering work is highly
significant for its original approach to problem-solving and is
reset for today's reader.
By the end of the eighteenth century, British mathematics had been
stuck in a rut for a hundred years. Calculus was still taught in
the style of Newton, with no recognition of the great advances made
in continental Europe. The examination system at Cambridge even
mandated the use of Newtonian notation. As discontented
undergraduates, Charles Babbage (1791 1871) and John Herschel (1792
1871) formed the Analytical Society in 1811. The group, including
William Whewell and George Peacock, sought to promote the new
continental mathematics. Babbage's preface to the present work,
first published in 1813, may be considered the movement's
manifesto. He provided the first paper here, and Herschel the two
others. Although the group was relatively short-lived, its ideas
took root as its erstwhile members rose to prominence. As the
society's sole publication, this remains a significant text in the
history of British mathematics.
Originally published in 1820, this is an early work by the renowned
mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871). The text
was written to provide mathematical students with an accessible
introduction to functional equations, an area that had been
previously absent from elementary mathematical literature. A short
bibliography is also contained. This book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in Babbage and the history of mathematics.
The mathematician Charles Babbage (1791 1871) was one of the most
original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential
1830 publication, he criticises the continued failure of government
to support science and scientists. In addition, he identifies the
weaknesses of the then existing scientific societies, saving his
most caustic remarks for the Royal Society. Asserting that the
societies were operated largely by small groups of amateurs
possessing only superficial interest and knowledge of science,
Babbage explores the importance of the relationships between
science, technology and society. Exposing the absence of a true
scientific culture, he states, 'The pursuit of science does not, in
England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in other
countries.' These concerns found favour with many, influencing
reforms of the Royal Society and leading to the founding of the
British Association.
Charles Babbage (1791 1871), one of the most original thinkers of
the nineteenth century, is best remembered as the pioneer of
computing technology, but he also made significant contributions to
mathematics, mechanical engineering, philosophy and political
economy. This book, first published in 1851, is an example of his
active and effective campaigning for the role of scientists and the
place of science, technology and technical education in society.
Ahead of his time, Babbage was critical of government and the
scientific community for not valuing science and technology in
education. The work develops these themes, using the Great
Exhibition as a backdrop to highlight the political and cultural
factors that can impede scientific and technological progress.
Britain's industrial supremacy, he argued, disguised the need to
develop technical education. As relevant and persuasive today as in
1851, Babbage's arguments emphasise the fundamental importance of
technology to the advancement of society.
The mathematician and engineer Charles Babbage (1791 1871) is best
remembered for his 'calculating machines', which are considered the
forerunner of modern computers. Over the course of his life he
wrote a number of books based on his scientific investigations, but
in this volume, published in 1864, Babbage writes in a more
personal vein. He points out at the beginning of the work that it
'does not aspire to the name of autobiography', though the chapters
sketch out the contours of his life, beginning with his family, his
childhood and formative years studying at Cambridge, and moving
through various episodes in his scientific career. However, the
work also diverges into his observations on other topics, as
indicated by chapter titles such as 'Street Nuisances' and 'Wit'.
Babbage's colourful recollections give an intimate portrait of the
life of one of Britain's most influential inventors.
Charles Babbage was a key figure of a great era of British history.
Best remembered for his pioneering Difference and Analytical
Engines, forerunners of the modern computer, Babbage was also an
active reformer of science and society. Among his friends were the
Bonapartes, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Somerset, Byron's
daughter Ada Lovelace and the reforming Earl of Shaftesbury, whose
interest Babbage directed to the factories. In this book, Anthony
Hyman has selected passages from Babbage's many publications,
including his proposals on profit sharing and life peerages and his
ideas on such topics as the applications of science, scientific
management, taxation and life assurance. Setting each extract in
perspective, Hyman has provided the passages with an explanatory
editorial commentary. Together with his concern for the systematic
application of science, technology and mathematical method to
commercial, industrial and economic problems, his work on computing
makes Charles Babbage one of the most remarkable as well as one of
the most colourful figures in the history of science.
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