October 18, 2010 at 13:29The Rise of Charles Babbage Difference Machine
Charles Babbage, an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, back in the 19th century came up with the idea of creating a steam analytical machine, which is considered the first computer in the world.
Khabrovchanin elmm has already written a detailed topic about him and his invention ( part 1 , part 2 and part 3 ).
The inventor himself died before he could bring his device to life, however, as a result, his ideas were embodied in a substantially modified form, which gave rise to the prerequisites for creating a computer.
Recently, programmer and blogger John Graham-Cumming decided to actually recreate this device.according to the original drawings of Barridge. John named this project " Plan 28 ", in honor of the original working name of the machine that Barridge did not complete.
Graham Cumming hopes to be able to use Babbage’s original drawings to create Charles Babbage’s difference machine. These drawings are currently in the Babbage collection of records that can be found at the Science Museum in London.
Plan 28 attracted the attention of 1,600 supporters who decided to help raise money for the project.
Graham Cumming emphasized that Babbage was able to imagine this car about a century ago, when there was not even a word like a computer. “The first thing that comes to your mind when you read Babbage’s work is that it was the first real computer,” said the blogger, adding that the device has “expandable memory, processor, microcode, printer, plotter and is programmed with punch cards . ”
According to computer historian Dr. Doron Swade, the creation of this machine could provide answers to“ deep historical questions, ”such as the question of the existence of an information era in the Victorian era.
In the event that the fundraising campaign for the project is successful, Graham Cumming hopes to recreate the design known as “Plan 28,” reports The Daily Telegraph. The first step would be to digitize Babbage's designs and clarify his annotations. The second stage involves the creation of a 3D model of the machine.
PS Does it make sense to transfer this to the IT History blog?
Khabrovchanin elmm has already written a detailed topic about him and his invention ( part 1 , part 2 and part 3 ).
The inventor himself died before he could bring his device to life, however, as a result, his ideas were embodied in a substantially modified form, which gave rise to the prerequisites for creating a computer.
Recently, programmer and blogger John Graham-Cumming decided to actually recreate this device.according to the original drawings of Barridge. John named this project " Plan 28 ", in honor of the original working name of the machine that Barridge did not complete.
Graham Cumming hopes to be able to use Babbage’s original drawings to create Charles Babbage’s difference machine. These drawings are currently in the Babbage collection of records that can be found at the Science Museum in London.
Plan 28 attracted the attention of 1,600 supporters who decided to help raise money for the project.
Graham Cumming emphasized that Babbage was able to imagine this car about a century ago, when there was not even a word like a computer. “The first thing that comes to your mind when you read Babbage’s work is that it was the first real computer,” said the blogger, adding that the device has “expandable memory, processor, microcode, printer, plotter and is programmed with punch cards . ”
According to computer historian Dr. Doron Swade, the creation of this machine could provide answers to“ deep historical questions, ”such as the question of the existence of an information era in the Victorian era.
In the event that the fundraising campaign for the project is successful, Graham Cumming hopes to recreate the design known as “Plan 28,” reports The Daily Telegraph. The first step would be to digitize Babbage's designs and clarify his annotations. The second stage involves the creation of a 3D model of the machine.
PS Does it make sense to transfer this to the IT History blog?