BBC keep describing Alan Turing as the Father of Computing.
When I were a lass, it was Charles Babbage.
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When I were a lass, it was Charles Babbage.
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13Alan Turing0.00%0Charles Babbage61.54%8AndyW's mum38.46%5 -
As Turing was chemically castrated for being gay I imagine he was not the daddy...... -
Maybe the real Daddy was Joseph Jacquard (1752–1834), who invented looms programmable by punched cards.
Mind you, that article says that in 1725 someone called Basile Bouchon introduced the principle of using a perforated band of paper in a loom. So perhaps Bouchon is the grand daddy.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Neither Ada Lovelace would be a better bet.
Babbage never completed beyond a calculator...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Calculation is the essence of a computer.Originally posted by eek View Post
Programming with loops and conditionals, storage etc are enhancements to that basic tenet.Comment
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Stig. it was non portable and ran on lith
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