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Charles Babbage and the Story of the First Computer

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Book Description
In 1815, there weren't any computers. Electricity hadn't yet been discovered as a way to make things run. Calculating sums of numbers had to be done by hand. One mistake would mean adding everything up all over again. But English scientist Charles Babbage was planning to change all that. He planned to use his knowledge of mathematics and engineering to build a machine that would be able to work ou... More
Book Information
PublisherMitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
BindingLibrary Binding
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages48
ISBN-101584153725
ISBN-13978-1584153726
Publication Date09/08/2005
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About Josepha Sherman (Author) : Josepha Sherman is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Josepha Sherman is Charles Babbage and the Story of the First Computer (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) (Unchar... more
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