Title :
Anecdotes [Difference Engine]
Author :
Robertson, Lindsay
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes Charles Babbage´s early thoughts on table creation and the use of finite differences, the origins of the Analytical Engine, and the 1991 reconstruction of the Difference Engine at the Science Museum in London in time for Babbage´s 200th birthday anniversary.
Keywords :
history; special purpose computers; Analytical Engine; Difference Engine; history; Biographies; Finite difference methods; Hardware; Telecommunication computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2005.22
