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Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage
English Mathematician
Born: Dec 26, 1791
Died: Oct 18, 1871
Any Becomes Knowledge Science Which Will
Related authors: Ada Lovelace Alan Turing Alfred North Whitehead Andrew Wiles Isaac Barrow Isaac Newton James Joseph Sylvester Ronald Fisher
On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. Charles Babbage
You Confusion Will Apprehend Machine Rightly Out Kind Able Could Put Wrong Come Ideas Occasions Am Answers Pray Been Question Provoke Asked Figures Right Two
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. Charles Babbage
Knowledge Every Increase Tool New Well Becomes Labour Human Each
A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science. Charles Babbage
Time Science Others Promotion Study Powerful Most Attraction Exists Than Any Duties Which Acquaintance Less Therefore
The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures. Charles Babbage
Time Machinery Advantage Economy Human Next
Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity. Charles Babbage
Work Time Light Increase Velocity Economize Becomes Itself Whenever Order Necessary
Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed. Charles Babbage
Science Better Criticism Would Would-Be Perhaps Should Avowed
The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs. Charles Babbage
Matter Men Animals Military Considerable Carry Proportion Weights Between Velocity Importance Particularly Affairs Move Which
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
Education Science Neglect System Some Unreasonable Pursue Suppose Attributed May England Therefore Portion
Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right to discuss the merits of their officers, and their modes of exercising the duties they are paid to perform. Charles Babbage
Made Those Drawn Pocket Perform Merits Exercising Always Salary Discuss Officer Officers Duties Modes Paid Whose Right Appointment
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward. Charles Babbage
Law Reward Circumstance Though Out Ability Strongest Seems Fail Talent Attraction Obtaining Coupled Exertion Hold Cannot Patronage Which England Profession Even
Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction. Charles Babbage
Good Knowledge Genius Valuable Country Allow Never Drudgery Like Employed Instruction Policy Surely Than Far Elementary

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