Difference Engine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Graph_QL
gptkbp:academic_programs early example of automation
complex gears
gptkbp:challenges precision engineering
gptkbp:construction_material brass
gptkbp:construction_started several years
gptkbp:contribution advancement in mathematics
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired modern computers
gptkbp:cultural_references steampunk genre
gptkbp:design_completion_year 1832
gptkbp:design_feature print output
gptkbp:design_influence modern calculators
gptkbp:design_philosophy mechanical computation
gptkbp:exhibition_location gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkbp:first_operational_model_year gptkb:1991
gptkbp:funding gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:has_limitations limited to polynomials
gptkbp:historical_achievement pioneering computing device
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired future inventions
gptkbp:historical_legacy symbol of innovation
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:historical_significance early computing device
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Difference Engine
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:computer_science
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:George_Boole
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:innovation early use of gears
gptkbp:inspired_by finite differences
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:jet_engine
1822
1840
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for finite difference method
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:industrial_revolution
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future computers
gptkbp:legal_principle difference method
gptkbp:location_of_first_model gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:mathematical_capability polynomial interpolation
gptkbp:mathematical_foundation gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:mechanical_complexity high
gptkbp:mechanical_precision high precision
gptkbp:mechanism_of_action gear and lever system
gptkbp:notable_achievement first automatic calculator
gptkbp:notable_collaborators gptkb:Henry_Babbage
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions working models
gptkbp:notable_feature automatic calculation
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Difference_Engine_No._2
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Ada_Lovelace
gptkbp:number_of_digits up to 31 digits
gptkbp:production_status partially completed
gptkbp:purpose calculating polynomial functions
gptkbp:related_concept computational theory
gptkbp:reproduction various museums
gptkbp:successor gptkb:jet_engine
gptkbp:technology steam power
gptkbp:type gptkb:medical_devices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:jet_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3