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[[image:CharlesBabbage.jpg|thumb|Charles Babbage]]
'''Charles Babbage''' ([[December 26]] [[1791]] – [[October 18]] [[1871]]) was an [[United Kingdom|English]] [[mathematician]], analytical philosopher and (proto-) [[computer scientist]] who originated the idea of a ''programmable'' [[computer]]. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the [[London Science Museum]]. In [[1991]], working from Babbage's original plans, a [[difference engine]] was completed, and functioned perfectly. It was built to tolerances achievable in the [[19th century]], indicating that Babbage's machine would have worked.
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