The object at hand.

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.

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Published in:Smithsonian Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 20 - 24
Main Author: Park, Edwards
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