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1 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?

2 Scope 1. About Charles Babbage 2. Difference Engine No.1 3. Analytical Engine 4. Difference Engine No.2 5. Charles Babbage in Modern Era 6. Conclusion

3 “ Father of Computing" Who was he? (1791 - 1871) - Mathematician, - Mathematician, - Inventor - Inventor - Philosopher - Philosopher - Mechanical engineer - Mechanical engineer

4 Biography Charles Babbage 1791 - was born on 26 December, London, England 1814 - married Georgina Whitemore at the age of 23, 1827 – Wife died at the age of 35 1832 - published "Economy of Manufactures and Machinery" 1842 - published "Sketch of the Analytical Engine" 1864 - published "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher" 1871 - died on 18 October in London, England

5 1816 - Founded the Astronomical Society 1820 - Founded the Analytical Society 1821 - Began work on the Difference Engine 1827 - Published a table of logarithms from 1 to 108000 1832 - British government suspended funding for his Difference Engine 1834 - Began work on the Analytical Engine Difference Engine 1834 - Began work on the Analytical Engine 1837 - Conceptual design for Analytical Engine completed 1842 - Begins work & designing the Difference Engine No. 2 1856 - design of the Analytical Engine completed, uses Jacquard's punch card idea for programming Career Milestones

6 Difference Engine No. 1 (1821) Calculator - to calculate a series of values and print results automatically in a table. - to calculate a series of values and print results automatically in a table.

7 Analytical Engine (1834) General-purpose programmable computing engine

8 Difference Engine No. 2 (1842 - 1849) An improved version of the original. The design was 1/3 of the parts from Difference Engine No. 1, while providing similar computing power.

9 1821 “Difference Engine No.1” Calculator (Addition & subtraction only) 1834 “Analytical Engine” Calculator & General Purpose Programming (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & division) 1842 - 1849 “Difference Engine No.2” (Improved version and a combination of Engine No.1 & Analytical Engine) All 3 models designs were completed however they were physically partially completed None of Babbage's designs was physically realized in his lifetime - WHY?

10 1. Victorian mechanical engineering were not sufficiently developed to produce parts with sufficient precision. 2.Lack of funding 3.Personality Differences Why Charles Babbage never completed his 3 engines

11 1821 “Difference Engine No.1” Calculator (Addition & subtraction only) 2012 Calculators are pre-designed with specific functions such as addition, multiplication, and logarithms built in

12 1842 - 1849 “Difference Engine No.2” (Improved version and a combination of Engine No.1 & Analytical Engine) 2012 A computer is a programmable machine designed to carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations

13 - his invention has made IS possible - his invention has made IS possible - IS an essential and integral part of our lives that we cannot imagine a life without it - IS an essential and integral part of our lives that we cannot imagine a life without it Conclusion How has Charles Babbage invention affected the realms of information Systems?

14 Bibliography http://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 All images are courtesy of Yahoo & Google

15 The End, Thank You PresentedBy Gerarddyn A Dde Britto 2 April 2012


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