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    Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. He is considered a pioneer of computer science, who invented the difference engine, laying the foundations for the modern computer. Babbage worked at Trinity College, Cambridge and was influenced by mathematicians like Robert Woodhouse and engineers like Gaspard Monge. He in turn influenced thinkers like Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill and Ada Lovelace in the fields of mathematics, engineering and computer science.

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    Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. He is considered a pioneer of computer science, who invented the difference engine, laying the foundations for the modern computer. Babbage worked at Trinity College, Cambridge and was influenced by mathematicians like Robert Woodhouse and engineers like Gaspard Monge. He in turn influenced thinkers like Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill and Ada Lovelace in the fields of mathematics, engineering and computer science.

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    Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. He is considered a pioneer of computer science, who invented the difference engine, laying the foundations for the modern computer. Babbage worked at Trinity College, Cambridge and was influenced by mathematicians like Robert Woodhouse and engineers like Gaspard Monge. He in turn influenced thinkers like Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill and Ada Lovelace in the fields of mathematics, engineering and computer science.

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    Charles Babbage

    KH FRS

    Charles Babbage

    Born 26 December 1791

    London (likely Southwark)

    Died 18 October 1871 (aged 79)

    Marylebone, London, UK

    Nationality English

    Citizenship British

    Alma mater Peterhouse, Cambridge

    Known for Difference engine

    Scientific career

    Fields Mathematics, engineering, political economy,

    computer science
    Institutions Trinity College, Cambridge

    Influences Robert Woodhouse, Gaspard Monge, John

    Herschel

    Influenced Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Ada Lovelace

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