Difference Engine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:graphing_calculator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:musician
gptkb:engine
gptkbp:activities gear and lever system
gptkbp:allows limited to polynomials
gptkbp:artistic_influence modern calculators
gptkbp:challenges precision engineering
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Henry_Babbage
gptkbp:constructed_in several years
gptkbp:construction_material brass
gptkbp:contribution advancement in mathematics
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired modern computers
gptkbp:cultural_references steampunk genre
gptkbp:design mechanical computation
gptkbp:educational_programs early example of automation
complex gears
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
working models
gptkbp:features print output
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired future inventions
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:Mathematician
gptkbp:innovation early use of gears
gptkbp:inspired_by finite differences
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:engine
1822
1840
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for finite difference method
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:is_capable_of polynomial interpolation
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:industrial_revolution
gptkbp:legacy symbol of innovation
foundation for future computers
gptkbp:legal_issue difference method
gptkbp:mechanics high
high precision
gptkbp:notable_achievement first automatic calculator
pioneering computing device
gptkbp:notable_feature automatic calculation
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Difference_Engine_No._2
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Ada_Lovelace
gptkbp:number up to 31 digits
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:1991
gptkbp:produced_by partially completed
gptkbp:purpose calculating polynomial functions
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:related_concept computational theory
gptkbp:related_model gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:reproduction various museums
gptkbp:successor gptkb:engine
gptkbp:technology steam power
gptkbp:type gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:year_composed 1832