Who is Charles Babbage, what did he do and how has he affected the realm of Information Systems. Where do you see his influence today?

Who is Charles Who is Charles Babbage, Babbage,

what did he do what did he do and and

how has he affected how has he affected the realm of the realm of

Information Systems. Information Systems. Where do you see his Where do you see his

influence today?influence today?

ScopeScope1. About Charles Babbage1. About Charles Babbage2. Difference Engine No.12. Difference Engine No.13. Analytical Engine3. Analytical Engine4. Difference Engine No.24. Difference Engine No.25. Charles Babbage in Modern Era5. Charles Babbage in Modern Era6. Conclusion6. Conclusion

““Father of Computing"Father of Computing"

Who was he?Who was he?

(1791 - 1871)(1791 - 1871)

- Mathematician, - Mathematician, - Inventor- Inventor - Philosopher - Philosopher - Mechanical engineer- Mechanical engineer

BiographyBiographyCharles Babbage Charles Babbage

17911791 - was born on 26 December, London, England - was born on 26 December, London, England18141814 - married Georgina Whitemore at the age of 23, - married Georgina Whitemore at the age of 23, 18271827 – Wife died at the age of 35 – Wife died at the age of 3518321832 - published "Economy of Manufactures and Machinery" - published "Economy of Manufactures and Machinery"18421842 - published "Sketch of the Analytical Engine" - published "Sketch of the Analytical Engine" 18641864 - published "Passages from the Life of a - published "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher"Philosopher"18711871 - died on 18 October in London, England - died on 18 October in London, England

18161816 - Founded the Astronomical Society - Founded the Astronomical Society18201820 - Founded the Analytical Society - Founded the Analytical Society 18211821 - - Began work on the Difference Engine Began work on the Difference Engine 18271827 - Published a table of logarithms from 1 to 108000 - Published a table of logarithms from 1 to 10800018321832 - British government suspended funding for his - British government suspended funding for his

Difference EngineDifference Engine18341834 - - Began work on the Analytical Engine Began work on the Analytical Engine 18371837 - Conceptual design for Analytical Engine completed - Conceptual design for Analytical Engine completed18421842 - - Begins work & designing the Difference Engine No. 2Begins work & designing the Difference Engine No. 218561856 - - design of the Analytical Engine completed, uses design of the Analytical Engine completed, uses Jacquard's punch card idea for programmingJacquard's punch card idea for programming

Career MilestonesCareer Milestones

Difference Engine No. 1Difference Engine No. 1(1821)(1821)

CalculatorCalculator - to calculate a series of values and print results - to calculate a series of values and print results

automatically in a table. automatically in a table.

Analytical EngineAnalytical Engine(1834)(1834)

General-purpose programmable computing engineGeneral-purpose programmable computing engine

Difference Engine No. 2Difference Engine No. 2(1842 - 1849)(1842 - 1849)

An improved version of the original. An improved version of the original. The design was 1/3 of the parts from Difference Engine No. 1, The design was 1/3 of the parts from Difference Engine No. 1,

while providing similar computing power. while providing similar computing power.

18211821““Difference Engine No.1Difference Engine No.1””

CalculatorCalculator(Addition & subtraction only)(Addition & subtraction only)

18341834““Analytical EngineAnalytical Engine””

Calculator & General Calculator & General Purpose ProgrammingPurpose Programming(Addition, Subtraction, (Addition, Subtraction,

Multiplication & division)Multiplication & division)

1842 - 18491842 - 1849““Difference Engine No.2Difference Engine No.2””(Improved version and a (Improved version and a

combination of Engine No.1 combination of Engine No.1 & Analytical Engine)& Analytical Engine)

All 3 models designs All 3 models designs were completed however they were completed however they

were physically partially were physically partially completedcompleted

None of Babbage's designs None of Babbage's designs was physically realized in his was physically realized in his

lifetime - WHY?lifetime - WHY?

1. 1. Victorian mechanical engineering were not sufficiently Victorian mechanical engineering were not sufficiently developed to produce parts with sufficient precision. developed to produce parts with sufficient precision.

2.2. Lack of fundingLack of funding

3.3. Personality DifferencesPersonality Differences

Why Charles Babbage never Why Charles Babbage never completed his 3 enginescompleted his 3 engines

18211821““Difference Engine No.1Difference Engine No.1””

CalculatorCalculator(Addition & subtraction only)(Addition & subtraction only)

20122012Calculators are pre-designed with Calculators are pre-designed with specific functions such as addition, specific functions such as addition,

multiplication, and logarithms built inmultiplication, and logarithms built in

1842 - 18491842 - 1849““Difference Engine No.2Difference Engine No.2””(Improved version and a (Improved version and a

combination of Engine No.1 combination of Engine No.1 & Analytical Engine)& Analytical Engine)

20122012A computer is a programmable machine A computer is a programmable machine

designed to carry out a sequence of designed to carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations arithmetic or logical operations

- his invention has made IS possible- his invention has made IS possible

- IS an essential and integral part of our lives that we - IS an essential and integral part of our lives that we cannot imagine a life without itcannot imagine a life without it

ConclusionConclusion

How has Charles Babbage invention How has Charles Babbage invention affected the realms of information Systems? affected the realms of information Systems?

Bibliographyhttp://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/babbage.htm

http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html

http://www.internationalgraduate.net/information-systems.htm

http://www.impact.gr/business-solutions-eng_153.htm

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