Title :
Biographies-Joseph Clement: the first computer engineer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
fDate :
6/14/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The life and achievements of Joseph Clement (1779-1844) are discussed. It is shown that Clement was a highly respected member of the mechanical engineering community when Babbage first contacted him to work as a professional mechanic and draftsman on Babbage´s Difference Engine. Babbage actually delegated a large part of the responsibility of the design of the Difference Engine to Clement.<>
Keywords :
biographies; computer science; history; Difference Engine; computer engineer; mechanical engineering; Biographies;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
