01 maio 2010

Computing, the early years

Charles Babbage´s Analytical Engine, 1871 (Science Museum, London, UK, http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/)


Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871, The Ilustrated London news, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage)


Ana Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852, first computer programmer, National Physical Gallery, UK, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace )