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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
  • PLACE OF DEATH: London, England
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Charles Babbage was an English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.

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Charles Babbage was an English mathematician. The idea of mechanically calculating mathematical tables first came to him in 1813. His first attempt to make computations went up to eight decimals. During the mid-1830s, he developed plans for the Analytical Engine, the forerunner of the modern computer. His design was forgotten until his notebooks were found in 1937. He also invented a speedometer.

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