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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

Charles Babbage

Passages from the Life of a Philosopher — Charles Babbage recalls a life of curiosity and invention, from childhood and Cambridge to the design of his Difference and Analytical Engines. Accounts of early computing mingle with memories of scientists, travel, politics, theatre, lock-picking, and the noisy streets of London.

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