He was born December 26th, 1791 in Teignmouth, Devonshire and died October 18th, 1871, London. He is most famous for his ideas about building an "analytical engine", the predecessor of the digital computer. He was a graduate of Cambridge University, and later held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics there. 1. Charles Babbage - Links and references. 2. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) - Includes a photograph of Babbage, and his analytical engine, along with links. 3. SJSU Virtual Museum - Photograph and short biography. 4. The Analytical Engine - Includes reprints of historical documents, Java applet emulator and source code, glossary and other resources. 5. The Babbage Pages - Gives an introduction to his life and work, along with details of current research on him. 6. Wired Archive: Charles Babbage - Stories involving Babbage. 7. Charles Babbage - A biography by J.A.N. Lee. looking at him as a philosopher, politician, Newtonian, and industrialist. 8. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and on Some of Its Causes - Complete text of the volume by Babbage, part of the Project Gutenberg archive.

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