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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

by Charles Babbage · 1994

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Charles Babbage is most often described as the father of the computer, inventing machines for calculating complex formulae which remain masterpieces of invention and technological genius. This autobiography presents a picture of Victorian England from one of her more brilliant sons.

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adult
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medium · 375 pages

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