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[[File:Analytical Engine printer.jpg|link=Analytical_Engine_(nonfiction)|200px|thumb|An early version of Charles Babbage's [[Analytical Engine (nonfiction)|Analytical Engine]].]] | [[File:Analytical Engine printer.jpg|link=Analytical_Engine_(nonfiction)|200px|thumb|An early version of Charles Babbage's [[Analytical Engine (nonfiction)|Analytical Engine]].]] | ||
• ... that mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer '''[[Charles Babbage (nonfiction)|Charles Babbage]]''' (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was a pioneer of programmable computing | • ... that mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer '''[[Charles Babbage (nonfiction)|Charles Babbage]]''' (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was a pioneer of programmable computing, and that his [[Analytical Engine (nonfiction)|Analytical Engine]], while not commercially successful as Babbage had hoped, profoundly influenced later generations of computer designs. | ||
• ... that the publication of '''''[[Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule]]''''' in 2017 generated new interest in [[Organic golem|organic golems]]? | • ... that the publication of '''''[[Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule]]''''' in 2017 generated new interest in [[Organic golem|organic golems]]? | ||
Latest revision as of 08:06, 18 October 2020
An early version of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
• ... that mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was a pioneer of programmable computing, and that his Analytical Engine, while not commercially successful as Babbage had hoped, profoundly influenced later generations of computer designs.
• ... that the publication of Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule in 2017 generated new interest in organic golems?