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Mechanical General-Purpose Computer

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1837Date range
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1837

Charles Babbage1837

London · Science / Physics

Develops a programmable mechanical design with separate calculation and memory functions.

Names involved

Charles Babbage

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