A son spent decades building his fathers 19th century mechanical computer to prove it was possible. #history #didyouknow #discovery #historicalfacts | Historical Files

In the 1840s English mathematician Charles Babbage designed a mechanical computer called the Difference Engine No. 2 to calculate and print mathematical tables. His design was never built due to technological limitations. In the late 1980s a team led by Doron Swade at the Science Museum in London undertook the challenge using materials and tolerances from Babbage's era. Relying on Allan G Bromleys detailed work on Babbage's blueprints they built the calculating section in 1991 and the complete m

8.2K views · 273 reactions | World's Oldest Computer - The Antikythera mechanism #history #ancient #technology #mechanical #greek #ancienthistory #astrology #gadgets #machine #historical | Ancient Hidden History | Facebook