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Added 2022-06-14 13:54:30 +0000 UTCCharles Babbage Unveils Difference Engine
June 14, 1822
Charles Babbage unveils his design for a machine he called the Difference Engine, the first example of a mechanical computing machine. The British government funded the building of a Difference Engine, which Babbage never actually completed. However, Babbage’s design for the Difference Engine and his later Analytical Engine spurred future designs of working mechanical computers. In 1991 a working Difference Engine was constructed using Babbage’s plans, proving that his designs would have worked (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/).
