Charles Babbage was born in London in the family of the bankers Benjamin Babbage and Elizabeth Tip
Charles began to study at St. Peter's college in Cambridge, showed himself as the best mathematician of course, so after 2 years became a master of science without examination.
Charles Babbage writes his report on the possible use of machines for mathematical calculations and creates a small machine, which allowed to consider the table of squares.
His invention was recommended by the Royal scientific society to sponsor the government, therefore, was created the first automatic mechanical calculator in which we can reduce the polynomials.
Charles with his classmate in college, John Herschel, Charles worked on the study of the magnetic rotation of Arago and magnetism.
He began to study the life tables of George Barrett, took them and added, getting a job of comparing the insurance systems of life.
Babbage invented the submersible submarine that could accommodate 4 people and did not rise from the bottom to 2 days.
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He worked as a Professor of mathematics at Cambridge, was a member of the American Academy of Sciences.
He is writing a book about the economy in technology and production and for the first time uses the term the Babbage Principle.
Charles had invented a cleaner for railway tracks, as well as the dynamometer.
Babbage was fascinated with cryptology and in the Crimean war hacking the Vigenère cipher, acknowledged that a military secret.
