The only known photographs of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery just before they were expected to be sold to a private buyer.

German engineer and inventor Konrad Zuse is considered as the inventor of the modern computer but was frustrated in his ...

But it wasn’t an engraving. It was a sheet of finely woven silk – a thousand threads to the inch – so subtle and detailed ...

Angelina College Theater, under the direction of instructor Daniel Anderson and featuring AC students and alumni, will present the Lauren Gunderson classic “Ada and the Engine” in a three-night ...

Barbara Babbage Stanley passed away on October 9, 2025, at the age of 83. Beloved mother of Jennifer Pias, of Saratoga Springs, New York, and grandmother of Zachary Spahr of Washington DC, Sophie Hage ...

Richard Clark Babbage, 92, of Bemus Point, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his children on Sept. 26, 2025. He was born on Jan. 9, 1933 to Lyman and Elizabeth Babbage in East Aurora, NY.

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 ...