Charles Babbage: Father of the Computer

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Charles Babbage is known by many as the father of the computer.  From his childhood experience of attempting to summon the devil, to his collegiate forming of a "Ghost Club", learn the story of the man that create the predecessor to the modern computer. 

Relevant Links and References:

• Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

• Wikipedia: Charles Babbage

• Who Was Charles Babbage?

• Wikipedia: Analytical Society

Charles Babbage is known by many as the father of the computer. From his childhood experience of attempting to summon the devil, to his collegiate forming of a "Ghost Club", learn the story of the man that create the predecessor to the modern computer.