George Babbage

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gptkbp:instanceOf mathematician
inventor
computer pioneer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:born December 26, 1791
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Babbage_Jr.
gptkb:Henry_Babbage
gptkb:Francis_Babbage
gptkb:Ada_Babbage
gptkbp:contributedTo mechanical engineering
computational theory
mathematical analysis
gptkbp:died October 18, 1871
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Peterhouse,_Cambridge
gptkbp:field engineering
mathematics
philosophy of science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Babbage
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sergey_Brin
gptkb:Herman_Hollerith
gptkb:Ada_Lovelace
gptkb:Steve_Wozniak
gptkb:Vint_Cerf
gptkb:Bill_Gates
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Larry_Page
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:Linus_Torvalds
gptkb:Tim_Berners-Lee
Mark Zuckerberg
gptkbp:knownFor analytical engine
concept of a programmable computer
difference engine
first design for a mechanical computer
gptkbp:legacy Babbage's ideas were ahead of his time
Babbage's_design_influenced_modern_computers
Babbage's_engines_were_never_completed
Babbage's_work_laid_groundwork_for_computer_science
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:London
gptkb:Totnes
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Georgiana_Whitmore
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Passages_from_the_Life_of_a_Philosopher
The_Economy_of_Machinery_and_Manufactures