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Glory and failure : the difference engines of Johann Muller, Charles Babbage and Georg and Edvard Scheutz

by Michael Lindgren, Craig G. McKay

This book explores the history of the difference engines that preceded the digital computer, analysing both the technical and social aspects of their creation. It examines the mathematical principles and designs of machines by Müller, Babbage, and Scheutz.

Accession 12914 ISBN 9780262121460 Publisher MIT Press
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