By that point, Babbage's interests had shifted to designing the "Analytical Engine," which was first described in 1837. The Analytical Engine comprised an arithmetic logic unit, conditional ...

After his Difference Engine failed its test in 1833, Babbage started the design of the Analytical Engine in 1834. Developed in spurts due to lack of funds and constant redesign, a trial model was ...

However, Babbage died before his machine was completed and his work was then continued by his son, Henry. In this text, Ludgate goes on to describe his knowledge of Babbage’s Analytical Machine ...

Babbage then turned his attention to the Analytical Engine and completely abandoned the Difference Engine by 1842. Although never completed, it did improve the precision of Britain's machine-tool ...

Today we remember Ada Lovelace Day, famed for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical computer, the Analytical ...

Titled "Darwin among the Machines," the letter recently popped up again on social media thanks to Peter Wildeford of the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy. The author of the letter, Samuel Butler, ...

The 19th century amateur mathematician, best known for her detailed notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, is often held up as a symbol for women in science. Never more so now than in the ...

She studied the plans Charles Babbage had made for the Analytical Engine and made notes on how it could be used. These notes were the first computer program. The first computers built were big ...