Charles Babbage
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About
English polymath who is considered to be the Father of Computing for his invention of a calculating machine. He also originated the concept of a programmable computer. He has been called an iconic feature of the steampunk genre.
Before Fame
He was taken out of school and taught by private tutors because of his frail health.
Trivia
His difference engine, which was an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions, was never constructed in his lifetime, but the idea formed the basis of modern computing.
Family Life
He married Georgiana Whitmore on July 25, 1814.
Associated With
Like Galileo Galilei, he created scientific instruments.
