• DocumentCode
    829138
  • Title

    Anecdotes [Difference Engine]

  • Author

    Robertson, Lindsay

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    92
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2005.22
  • Filename
    1438241
    • Link To Document
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