Charles Babbage

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Who Was Charles Babbage?

Charles Babbage was an English Mathematician and inventer who was born in London, England in the Year: 1791, 26th of December.

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What Was The Analytical Engine?

The Analytical Engine was a mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage.

It incopereted: an arithematic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops

What Was It Used For?

The Babbage Analytical Engine was mostly used for analog systems to implement some of the most basic functions of today’s digital computers.

It used a series of punch cards for input, and relied on an analog printer for output.