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Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action
Photo Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. A forward-thinking mathematician and engineer, Babbage designed the Difference Engine in 1847. [12 May 2008]
Charles Babbage: The Father of Computing
News Charles Babbage, Alan Turing and Tim Berners Lee have all been shortlisted by a nationwide survey, conducted by the BBC, to find the greatest ever Briton. Charles Babbage: The Father of Computing Charles Babbage, who was born in 1791, is regarded... [22 Aug 2002]
BMC buys Boole & Babbage
News BMC, the utility and systems management software company, is to buy Boole & Babbage in an all-stock transaction worth $900m. BMC, which has been on the acquisition trail of late, will add Boole & Babbage's enterprise software capabilities... [02 Nov 1998]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo Tech millionaire Nathan Myhrvold commissioned London's Science Museum to make him a version of Charles Babbage's famous Difference engine, a machine designed to mechanically calculate polynomial functions. [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Charles Babbage's masterpiece reincarnated
Photo Tech millionaire Nathan Myhrvold commissioned London's Science Museum to make him a version of Charles Babbage's famous Difference engine, a machine designed to mechanically calculate polynomial functions. [10 Apr 2008]
Caption Competition: Babbage baggage!
Photo This competition is now closed. The winning caption, from reader Paul Harding was "You think the computer's big? Wait 'til you see the monitor! Photo credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com [02 May 2008]
Tim Berners Lee: inventor of the World Wide Web
News Charles Babbage, Alan Turing and Tim Berners Lee have all been shortlisted by a nationwide survey, conducted by the BBC, to find the greatest ever Briton. To read more about Charles Babbage: "The Father of Computing", click here http://www.silicon... [22 Aug 2002]
Alan Turing: founding computer scientist
News Charles Babbage, Alan Turing and Tim Berners Lee have all been shortlisted by a nationwide survey, conducted by the BBC, to find the greatest ever Briton. To read more about Charles Babbage: "The Father of Computing", click here http://www.silicon... [22 Aug 2002]
Tech trio in line for 'Greatest Briton' award
News Charles Babbage, Alan Turing and Tim Berners Lee have all been shortlisted by a nationwide survey, conducted by the BBC, to find the greatest ever Briton. Babbage, Turing and Berners Lee rub shoulders with the likes of Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday... [22 Aug 2002]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Fast forward 150 years, and an impassioned Babbage expert and wealthy financier have teamed up to build Babbage's dream... [30 May 2008]
Christie's flogs off the history of IT
News Among the pieces that will be going under the hammer in the 'Origins of Cyberspace' sale will be first editions of works from the father of the computer, Charles Babbage. For around $15,000, bidders can get their hands on 'A letter to Sir Humphry... [02 Feb 2005]
Through the fog… Management of utility IT
Comment Some smaller companies such as Boole and Babbage, Candle and Tivoli were also setting out their stalls. Quocirca's Jon Collins provides some practical advice for those considering one of IT's big questions… [01 Aug 2003]
Editor's Blog: The pyramids versus Macclesfield
Comment Or the birthplace of Charles Babbage, the Victorian mathematician and computer pioneer? A couple of new destinations to add to your holiday list: after you've visited the pyramids and the Taj Mahal, how about Jodrell Bank or the Struve Geodetic Arc? [23 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: Australian broadband goes for a deep-sea dive ¦ FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat ¦ Peter... [17 Apr 2008]
Woolworths slashes costs with supply chain tech
Case Study Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action High street retailer Woolworths has streamlined its distribution with supply chain management (SCM) software from long established partner SAP. Speaking at SAP's Sapphire conference in Berlin... [02 Jun 2008]
