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1 online resource (128 pages) |
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Oxford Portraits in Science Ser |
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Oxford Portraits in Science Ser
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| Summary |
Charles Babbage, the grandfather of the modern computer, did not live to see even one of his calculating machines at work. A dazzling genius with vision extending far beyond the limitations of the Victorian age, Babbage successfully calculated a table of logarithms during his years atCambridge University, allowing mathematical calculations to be executed with extreme precision. Only the possibility of human error prevented complete accuracy, and Babbage understood that the only way to attain perfection is to leave the human mind entirely out of the equation. He devoted most ofhis life and spen |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871.
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| SUBJECT |
Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871. fast (OCoLC)fst00010379 |
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Mathematicians -- England -- Biography
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Mathematicians.
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England.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
MacLachlan, James
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Gingerich, Owen
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| ISBN |
9780198025085 |
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0198025084 |
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