Long before modern computers existed, scientists and philosophers wondered whether machines could imitate human reasoning. This video traces the evolution of that idea from Aristotle’s logic and ...

As you might expect from its name, the "Difference Engine" is a strangely difficult object to describe. You might start by imagining the side of a large crib with uprights ringed by small metal wheels ...

Around a hundred years ago, an age old philosophical question collided with modern mathematics and gave birth to computer science. This video traces how the dream of mechanizing human knowledge moved ...

In 1822 the English Mathematician Charles Babbage had an idea for a machine that would perform mathematical calculations rapidly and infallibly. This was long before the age of electrical circuitry, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1840, the English mathematician ...

In the early 19th century, Charles Babbage invented an automated calculation machine he named the ‘difference engine’. While Babbage’s original Difference Engine was judged a failure (time and costs ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...

Autograph letter signed, handwritten in black ink on unlined paper with a color printed letterhead and the word "Lundi." Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and ...