Babbage's difference engine
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Graph_QL
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| gptkbp:academic_programs |
based on finite differences
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| gptkbp:collaborator |
gptkb:Ada_Lovelace
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| gptkbp:components |
gears
levers cogs cranks |
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
not completed
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature
inspired films inspired art inspired games inspired music |
| gptkbp:design |
analytical engine
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| gptkbp:error_rate |
low
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| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition_1851
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| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" The machine will be able to print the results."
" I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam." " It is a machine that will calculate any polynomial function." " The engine will be able to produce tables of numbers with perfect accuracy." " I have made a machine that can do the work of a thousand men." |
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:British_government
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
early computing device
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Babbage's difference engine
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern computers
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| gptkbp:input_output |
punched cards
printed results |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:tableware
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| gptkbp:invention |
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
1822 patented in 1837 |
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation of computer science
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| gptkbp:mechanical_complexity |
high
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| gptkbp:model |
working model built in 1991
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| gptkbp:number_of_digits |
up to 31 digits
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| gptkbp:purpose |
calculating polynomial functions
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| gptkbp:related_concept |
gptkb:Artificial_Intelligence
computational theory difference engine mechanical computation |
| gptkbp:size |
large
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| gptkbp:successor |
analytical engine
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| gptkbp:technology |
steam power
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| gptkbp:weight |
several tons
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Museum_of_the_History_of_Science,_Oxford
gptkb:Francis_Babbage |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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