Babbage's Difference Engine

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Graph_QL
gptkbp:academic_programs gears
cylinder and gears
gptkbp:challenges precision engineering
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Ada_Lovelace
gptkbp:conceptual_foundation algorithmic processes
gptkbp:construction_material brass
gptkbp:construction_started partially completed
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired future inventions
gptkbp:cultural_references steampunk genre
gptkbp:design modularity
gptkbp:design_date 1822
gptkbp:design_feature interchangeable parts
gptkbp:design_influence subsequent calculators
gptkbp:design_philosophy mechanical computation
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkbp:difficulty high
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkbp:exhibition_location gptkb:London_Science_Museum
gptkbp:famous_for early mechanical computation
gptkbp:field_of_study history of computing
gptkbp:first_prototype_year 1832
gptkbp:function polynomial evaluation
gptkbp:funding gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:historical_achievement pioneering work in computing
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_impact development of computers
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:historical_significance early computing device
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Babbage's Difference Engine
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:computer_science
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mathematics
mathematical logic
scientific revolution
gptkbp:innovation gear systems
gptkbp:input_output punched cards
printed results
gptkbp:inspired_by calculating tables
gptkbp:invention 1822
1843
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for finite differences
gptkbp:legacy foundation of modern computing
gptkbp:location_of_first_model gptkb:London
gptkbp:mathematical_innovation difference calculus
gptkbp:mechanical_precision high
gptkbp:mechanical_system gear-driven mechanism
gptkbp:mechanism_of_action difference engine
gptkbp:notable_feature automatic calculation
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkbp:operational_status not operational
gptkbp:power_source gptkb:railway
gptkbp:purpose calculating polynomial functions
gptkbp:related_concept computational devices
gptkbp:related_to computational theory
gptkbp:size large
gptkbp:successor gptkb:jet_engine
gptkbp:technology steam power
gptkbp:type gptkb:machinery
gptkbp:weight heavy
gptkbp:year not completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:jet_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3