Charles Babbage

Tech
Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine Takes on Deep Learning
Thanks to a UK computer scientist and a simulated Analytical Engine.
Michael Byrne
4.27.16
Entertainment
The World's First Computer Programmer Becomes a Comic Book Superheroine
In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, we spoke to Sydney Padua, who reimagined 19th century countess and mathematician Ada Lovelace as a feisty crime fighter.
Noémie Jennifer
10.13.15
Tech
Ada Lovelace Was the First Person to Understand the Real Potential of Computers
The Victorian mathematician's legacy goes beyond the first published computer program.
Victoria Turk
10.13.15

Tech
How Charles Babbage's Train-Sized Mechanical Computer Worked
Kids these days, with their newfangled computer-phones, hardly bat an eye at the hard drives with _tera_bytes of space and CPUs that clock in at the gigahertz range. They probably all think computers were invented by Steve Jobs and that Bill Gates was...
Derek Mead
4.30.12