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2 Charles Babbage Inventor of the First Computer Sally Smithton Mrs. Somebody’s Class February 2011

3 The Difference Engine  Charles Babbage was born in December of 1791 and died in October of 1871.  He invented a machine he called a difference engine which was the first computer.  He had nine children.  The machine was never completed because the parts were too hard to make.  He died in poverty and no one knew how valuable his invention would be.

4 Resources  Charles Babbage, http://charlesbabbage.net/, 8 Feb 2011. http://charlesbabbage.net/  Stackpole, Michael. “Babbage, Charles” World Book Student. World Book 2011. 8 Feb 2011.


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