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Analytical engine
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The analytical engine was a proposed digital mechanical general-purpose computer designed by the English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837 as the succe
Portion of the calculating machine with a printing mechanism of the analytical engine, as displayed at the Science Museum (London)
Portion of the calculating machine with a printing mechanism of the analytical engine, as displayed at the Science Museum (London)
Two types of punched cards used to program the machine. Foreground: 'operational cards', for inputting instructions; background: 'variable cards', for
Two types of punched cards used to program the machine. Foreground: 'operational cards', for inputting instructions; background: 'variable cards', for inputting data
Henry Babbage's analytical engine mill, built in 1910, in the Science Museum (London)
Henry Babbage's analytical engine mill, built in 1910, in the Science Museum (London)
Plan diagram of the analytical engine from 1840
Plan diagram of the analytical engine from 1840
Manchester Baby
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The Manchester Baby, also called the Small-Scale Experimental Machine, was the first electronic stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams,
An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Milestone plaque commemorating the Manchester Baby and its derivatives. Caption reads: IEE
An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Milestone plaque commemorating the Manchester Baby and its derivatives. Caption reads: IEEE MILESTONE: Manchester University "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951. At this site on 21 June 1948 the "Baby" became the first computer to execute a program stored in addressable read-write electronic memory. "Baby" validated Williams-Kilburn Tube random-access memories, later widely used, and led to the 1949
A plaque in honour of Williams and Kilburn at the University of Manchester
A plaque in honour of Williams and Kilburn at the University of Manchester
The output CRT is immediately above the input device, flanked by the monitor and control electronics.
The output CRT is immediately above the input device, flanked by the monitor and control electronics.
Output CRT
Output CRT