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Charles Babbage
(26 Dec 1791 - 18 Oct 1871)
English mathematician who was a pioneer of mechanical computation. In 1833 he began his programmable Analytical Machine, a forerunner of modern computers.
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Charles Babbage Quotes on Education (4 quotes)
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A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge.
— Charles Babbage
Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and on Some of its Causes (1830), 3.
Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact…
— Charles Babbage
In Reflections on the Decline of Science in England (1830), 8.
That a country, [England], eminently distinguished for its mechanical and manufacturing ingenuity, should be indifferent to the progress of inquiries which form the highest departments of that knowledge on whose more elementary truths its wealth and rank depend, is a fact which is well deserving the attention of those who shall inquire into the causes that influence the progress of nations.
— Charles Babbage
Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and on Some of its Causes (1830), 1.
The tastes and pursuits of manhood will bear on them the traces of the earlier impressions of our education. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.
— Charles Babbage
Reflections on the Decline of Science in England (1830), 3.
See also:
- 26 Dec - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Babbage's birth.
- Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer, by Anthony Hyman. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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