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Charles Babbage was born on December 26,1791, in London, England
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When Charles was about 8 he was recovering from a dangerous fever.
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Babbage arrived at Trinity College
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He transferred to Peterhouse College, he was the best mathmatician. He failed to graduate. He got a honorary degree. Without even being examined.
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He married Georgina Whitemore. He had 8 children 3 out f 8 of his children became adults!
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He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. For his invention of an engine calculating math, and astronimal tables, you didn't have to learn mulitiplacation and division, which was harder.
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He made a engine called difference engine. It was used to figure out answers in math. Using a method called teh different method
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He found out his father, mother, and one of his children all died from disease.
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He died at age 80
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A little bit after he died a different engine was completed starting with Babagges's original plans, and it funtioned perfectly!
