Article ID: CBB000501381

Shadowy Vision: Spanners in the Mechanization of Mathematics (2005)

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Description This article surveys Babbage's plans to construct a Difference Engine.


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Authors & Contributors
Swade, Doron D.
Green, Christopher D.
Bromley, Allan G.
David McQuillan
Brian Coghlan
Reddy O'Regan
Concepts
Computers and computing
Technology
Biographies
Computer science
History of Computing
Analytical Engine
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
Places
England
Turin (Italy)
Italy
Great Britain
Institutions
Smithsonian Institution
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