As you might expect from its name, the "Difference Engine" is a strangely difficult object to describe. You might start by imagining the side of a large crib with uprights ringed by small metal wheels ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1840, the English mathematician ...
Give money to have the world's first computer, Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, built, and in return you might get your name engraved on one of the thousands of brass cogs that comprise the ...