Babbage's difference engine
These loosely assembled components are fragments from Charles Babbage's first project for an automatic calculating machine. Babbage planned an engine that would calculate and print mathematical tables. The work began in the 1820s and continued with government support for 20 years but was never completed.
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- Babbage Difference Engine provenance
- Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label
- Inventory no. 94229 - Former Display Label
- Changes to Inventory Record
- Special Exhibition Label: 'Geek is Good' (15 May - 2 November 2014)