Articles related to "Charles Babbage"

Daughter of the poet Byron, Ada is known as a mathematical genius through her work with Babbage. But her intelligence didn't prevent her losing a fortune on the horses.

Biography of the Charles Babbage, English mathematician famous for Analytical Engine.

Two famous medieval institutions almost within sight of each other in eastern England are celebrating their 900th and 800th anniversaries this year.

Norman Swade chronicles the intellectual achievements and tragedies of Charles Babbage, who designed an early calculating machine--the difference engine.

Michael Green, theoretical physicist, succeeds the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage and Paul Dirac to become the next Lucasian Professor at Cambridge.

Brief profiles of early women scientists involved in various male-dominated fields.

Brief biography of Lord Byron, famous for his epic Don Juan and short poem "She Walks in Beauty."

With an archaeologists eye for historical detail, Tony Pollard's debut novel offers intrigue and insight into British life at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

Over 200 years after it was founded, The Royal Institution is getting a major facelift to enhance its role in communicating science to the general public.

Ever wondered when, how and why the world's very first computer program was written? And more importantly, who actually wrote it?

A BBC poll, and subsequent television show, revealed the 100 Greatest Britons in history: Newton, Elizabeth I, Brunel, Darwin, Shakespeare & Cromwell all make the list