Charles Babbage
Biographic Data
| ID | 2285156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles Babbage |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles |
| FAMILY NAME | Babbage |
| SIGNATURE | BABBAGE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1832 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exposition Of 1851
The Exposition of 1851
Charles Babbage (1791–1871), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, is best remembered as the pioneer of computing technology, but he also made significant contributions to mathematics, mechanical engineering, philosophy and political economy. This book, first published in 1851, is an example of his active and effective campaigning for the role of scientists and the place of science, technology and technical education in soc…
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Of the Division of Labour
(159.) Perhaps the most important principle on which the economy of a manufacture depends, is the division of labour amongst the persons who perform the work. The first application of this principle must have been made in a very early stage of society; for it must soon have been apparent, that more comforts and conveniences could be acquired by one man restricting his occupation to the art of making bows, another to that of building houses, a thi…
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician, philosopher and mechanical engineer who invented the concept of a programmable computer. From 1828 to 1839 he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position whose holders have included Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking. A proponent of natural religion, he published The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise in 1837 as his personal response to The Bridgewater Treatises, a series of books…
On the economy of machinery and manufactures
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. a Fragment
Charles Babbage is well described as the pioneer of the computer, but he was far more than this: his mathematic, scientific, and engineering work is highly significant for its original approach to problem-solving while the economic, political, and theological writings show an incisive appreciation of contemporary debate, and justify the growing consensus which judges Babbage to be one of the most important and rigorous intellectual polymaths of h…
From The Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
The following sections are included:On the Division of LaborEnglish manufactureFrench manufactureOn the Division of Mental Labor
Sur l'économie des machines et des manufactures (Extraits)
Passages from the life of a philosopher
On the economy of machinery and manufactures
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On the economy of machinery and manufactures
Passages from the life of a philosopher
Sur l'économie des machines et des manufactures (Extraits)
From The Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
The following sections are included:On the Division of LaborEnglish manufactureFrench manufactureOn the Division of Mental Labor
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an English mathematician, philosopher and mechanical engineer who invented the concept of a programmable computer. From 1828 to 1839 he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position whose holders have included Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking. A proponent of natural religion, he published The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise in 1837 as his personal response to The Bridgewater Treatises, a series of books…
On the economy of machinery and manufactures
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. a Fragment
Charles Babbage is well described as the pioneer of the computer, but he was far more than this: his mathematic, scientific, and engineering work is highly significant for its original approach to problem-solving while the economic, political, and theological writings show an incisive appreciation of contemporary debate, and justify the growing consensus which judges Babbage to be one of the most important and rigorous intellectual polymaths of h…
Of the Division of Labour
(159.) Perhaps the most important principle on which the economy of a manufacture depends, is the division of labour amongst the persons who perform the work. The first application of this principle must have been made in a very early stage of society; for it must soon have been apparent, that more comforts and conveniences could be acquired by one man restricting his occupation to the art of making bows, another to that of building houses, a thi…
The Exposition of 1851
Charles Babbage (1791–1871), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, is best remembered as the pioneer of computing technology, but he also made significant contributions to mathematics, mechanical engineering, philosophy and political economy. This book, first published in 1851, is an example of his active and effective campaigning for the role of scientists and the place of science, technology and technical education in soc…
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Exposition Of 1851
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