Charles Babbage
English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871).
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Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer. Born on 26 December 1791 in Walworth, Babbage died on 18 October 1871 in Marylebone at the age of 79.
Positions held include Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (1829–1839). Notable works include analytical engine, On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures and Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes. Babbage studied at Peterhouse and Trinity College. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, among 5 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 114 languages, Charles Babbage is No. 2,773 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 26 December 1791, Walworth
- Died
- 18 October 1871, Marylebone (aged 79)
- Country
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as
- Mathematician, computer scientist, inventor
- Field
- Science
- Education
- Peterhouse, Trinity College
- Languages
- English
- Children
- 8
- Wikipedia editions
- 114
Did you know
Was 38 when first lucasian Professor of Mathematics (1829).
Lived to 79.
Shares a birthday with Mao Zedong and Henry Miller.
Two people in the Index born in Walworth, with Charlie Chaplin.
Has a Wikipedia article in 114 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1829–1839Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
Connections
- SpouseGeorgiana Whitmore
- ChildBenjamin Babbage
- ChildHenry Babbage
Honours and works
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society1816
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1820
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1824
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1832
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Welfs1832
Notable works
- Analytical engine
- On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
- Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes
- Difference engine
- Passages from the Life of a Philosopher.
- Laws of mechanical notation (for consideration) / [C. Babbage]
- Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
- On the Mathematical Powers of the Calculating Engine
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