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The Babbage Difference Engine at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View, California.
Waymark Code: WM4RZV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2008
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Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed the first automatic computing engines. He invented computers but failed to build them. The first complete Babbage Engine was completed in London in 2002, 153 years after it was designed. Difference Engine No. 2, built faithfully to the original drawings, consists of 8,000 parts, weighs five tons, and measures 11 feet long. An identical Engine completed in March 2008 is on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California until May 2009.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign
Location of coordinates: Computer History Museum, Mt. View, California
Web Site: [Web Link]
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