Charles Babbage

Vereinigtes Königreich · Akademiker · Lebte 1791 bis 1871 · im Alter von 79

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Charles Babbage (* 26. Dezember 1791 in Walworth, Grafschaft Surrey, England; † 18. Oktober 1871 in London) war ein englischer Mathematiker, Philosoph, Erfinder und Politischer Ökonom. Er ist vor allem für die von ihm entwickelten mechanischen Rechenmaschinen Difference Engine und Analytical Engine bekannt.

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1871Gestorben18. Oktober 18711851“In the making both of lace and of statues, the to the artists can only be reduced by producing a larger number of them through more extended education.”Eigene Worte* p. 49-50Die ganze Aussage lesen

“Machinery of a very beautiful kind has been contrived for copying accurately, on a reduced or an enlarged scale, both medals and statues.”Eigene Wortep. 52-53Die ganze Aussage lesen

“But a much graver charge attaches itself, if not to our clergy, certainly to those who have the distribution of ecclesiastical patronage.”Eigene Wortep. 225-226Die ganze Aussage lesen

1839“Mr. Herschel ... brought with him the calculations of the computers, and we commenced the tedious process of verification.”Eigene WorteNovember 1839Babbage in November 1839, recalling events in 1821; quoted in Harry Wilmot Buxton and Anthony Hyman (1988), Memoir of the Life and LaboursDie ganze Aussage lesen

1832“The errors which arise from the absence of facts are far more numerous and more durable than those which result from unsound reasoning respecting true data.”Eigene Wortep. 156. Ch. 17 "Of Price as Measured by Money"Die ganze Aussage lesen

1830“It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.”Eigene Wortep. 3Die ganze Aussage lesen

1791Geboren26. Dezember 1791

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There are in the Exhibition some beautiful examples of such amongst the productions of other countries as well as of our own. They are made by the united labour of many women.
1851, The Exposition of 1851: Views Of The Industry, The Science, and the Government Of England, 1851, Eigene Worte
In the making both of lace and of statues, the to the artists can only be reduced by producing a larger number of them through more extended education.
1851, * p. 49-50, Eigene Worte
Machinery of a very beautiful kind has been contrived for copying accurately, on a reduced or an enlarged scale, both medals and statues.
1851, p. 52-53, Eigene Worte