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Looks back to the birth of computers with a machine invented by Charles Babbage during the 19th century. Babbage's personal background and invention; Georg and Edvard Scheutz, builders of the `Difference Engine' displayed at the National Museum of American History and using Babbage's concepts.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Smithsonian Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 20 - 24
Main Author:	Park, Edwards
Format:	Article
Published:	Smithsonian Magazine Feb96
Subjects:	History of computers Computers & civilization Technological innovations
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Looks back to the birth of computers with a machine invented by Charles Babbage during the 19th century. Babbage's personal background and invention; Georg and Edvard Scheutz, builders of the `Difference Engine' displayed at the National Museum of American History and using Babbage's concepts.