In this episode, we begin an exploration of the work of Charles Babbage and his designs for the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, and computer science visionary Ada Lovelace.  Also discussed are the Jacquard Loom, the interesting intersection of 19th century poetry and literature and earliest years of computer science.

In this episode, we begin an exploration of the work of Charles Babbage and his designs for the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, and computer science visionary Ada Lovelace. Also discussed are the Jacquard Loom, the interesting intersection of 19th century poetry and literature and earliest years of computer science.

003 - Babbage, Lovelace, and the Analytical Engine (Part 1)

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003 - Babbage, Lovelace, and the Analytical Engine (Part 1)

003 - Babbage, Lovelace, and the Analytical Engine (Part 1)