April 29, 2012 AT 12:00 am
The Greatest Machine That Never Was
The computer was invented in the 30s: not the 1930s, but the 1830s. British mathematician Charles Babbage designed and prototyped a fully functional mechanical computer he called the Analytical Engine, but it was never completed. Now a team in Britain plans to build the machine for display at London’s Science Museum before the 2030s come around.
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Great vid, thanks for posting. And way to go LadyAda! Both of them.