Re: The joy of Ada

On Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:26:08 -0600, Louis Krupp wrote:

  Babbage really was a gifted engineer and maths guy, he had enough
  rep to get the govt to front him rather a lot of money to build the
  difference engine.
>
  Apparently costs-analysis was NOT one of his best skills alas. The
  machine is devilishly complicated and was at the cutting edge of
  mechanical techniques and precision at that time.
>
  I think some MIT people finally *built* one, or a substantial part
  of one. I've seen a vid, all the brass clockwork is hypnotic to
  watch.

The Science Museum in London, UK built one (well, two).

 https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/charles-babbages-
difference-engines-and-science-museum

There's this: https://blog.plan28.org/

That's the UK plan to build the Analytical Engine.



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