CHARLES BABBAGE

CHARLES BABABBAGE (1791-1871):

He is the father of computer. He was born on December 26, 1791,in London. His father's name was Benjamin Babbage and mother's name was Betsy Plumleigh Babbage. Charles was one of the four children born to Benjamin Babbage who was the banker and merchant.

The Babbage family was wealthy. Charles received much of his early education from private tutors. In 1810, he entered Trinity Collage at Cambridge University. There he found that, he knew more about mathematics than his instructors. In 1814, the same year of Babbage's graduation from Cambridge.

same year, he married Georgina Whitmore. They had eight children together, but only three lived beyond childhood.

After his graduation, he lectured on astronomy at the Royal institution and in 1916, was elected a follow the Royal society.  In 1820, he helped to establish the Astronomical society. In 1822, Babbage brogan work on his different Engine. That machine was capable of perfuming mathematical calculations. At the time numerical tables were calculated by humans which resulted in high error rates in the table they produced. His first prototype which was not finished during Babbage's lifetime was composed of 25,000 parts and would have weighed around 15 tons.

The second prototype was also designed by Babbage. The London science Museum constructed the machine from  Babbage's original plans in 1991. It performed its first calculation at accidence Museum, London, retiring results to 31 digits. Babbage then began work on a more advanced machine known the analytical engine. This machine can be programmed through a series of hole punched cards

 and intended to use several techniques that are still used in

 modern computing.

 In 1838, he invented the pilot, a metal frame front of locomotives

 that clears the tracks of obstacles and designed a dynamometer car 

 that would record the progress of the locomotive.

 Babbage also invented an ophthalmoscope, which is used in eye examinations.

 Charles Babbage died on Oct.18,1871,at the age of 79.