Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Babbage, the mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer. He is best remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer, the Difference Engine. He is clean-shaven with dark hair, wears a dark jacket, white shirt and dark cravat. The case opens along the shorter edge.
Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Babbage, the mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer. He is best remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer, the Difference Engine. He is clean-shaven with dark hair, wears a dark jacket, white shirt and dark cravat. The case opens along the shorter edge.
Subject name
Babbage, Charles
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Written in ink on label on back of case: 'C. Babbage 1843'
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