Difference Engine No. 1

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:graphing_calculator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Difference_Engine_No._2
gptkbp:activities gptkb:computer
decimal system
error checking
input/output system
printing results
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1991
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
inspired music
inspired exhibitions
inspired research
inspired education
inspired innovation
inspired programming languages
inspired technology development
inspired computer science
inspired entrepreneurship
gptkbp:design steam-powered
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:game_components levers
cogs
cranks
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering work in computing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Difference Engine No. 1
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:engine
gptkbp:inspired modern computing
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Charles_Babbage
1822
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future computers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:purpose calculating polynomial functions
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:industrial_revolution
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
mechanical engineering
computational theory
19th century technology
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_automatic_mechanical_calculator
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Difference_Engine_No._2
gptkbp:technology gears
gptkbp:type gptkb:hospital