Babbage

American  

[bab-ij] / ˈbæb ɪdʒ /

noun

1. Charles, 1792–1871, English mathematician: invented the precursor of the modern computer.

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Babbage British  

/ ˈbæbɪdʒ /

noun

1. Charles 1792–1871, English mathematician and inventor, who built a calculating machine that anticipated the modern electronic computer

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Babbage Scientific  

/ băb′ĭj /

1. British mathematician who is considered a pioneer of computer science. In 1837 Babbage described an idea for the analytical engine, a machine that could be programmed with punched cards to perform complex calculations. Although Babbage never finished building the analytical engine, his idea is recognized as the forerunner of the modern computer.

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Example Sentences

Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.

From BBC

Although Babbage's design was never fully realised, her contributions to the project led to her being credited as pioneering a very early kind of computer programming.

From BBC

The author documents Tennyson’s reaction to books by the geologist Charles Lyell, the computer pioneer Charles Babbage and the astronomer John Herschel.

From The Wall Street Journal

GameStop originated in the 1980s as Babbage’s, a computer shop in Dallas that later shifted its focus to video games.

From Los Angeles Times

It included George Stephenson, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing and Sir Demis Hassabis, with dozens of UK start-up companies from every corner of the country listed.

From BBC