Charles Babbage
Template:InfoboxCharles Babbage was a british mathematician, philosopher, inventor and political economist. He was born on December 26, 1791 in Walworth, Great Britain.[1] He's known as the father of computing - and ultimately - The SteamWorld.
History
Early life
Babbage was most likely born at 44 Crosby Row, Walworth Road, London, England on December 26, 1791. He was one of four children of Benjamin Babbage and Betsy Plumleigh Teape.
In 1808, the Babbage family moved into the old Rowdens house in East Teignmouth. Around the age of eight, Babbage was sent to a country school in Alphington near Exeter. For a short time he attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Totnes, South Devon, but his health forced him back to private tutors for a time.
Babbage later joined the 30-student Holmwood Academy, in Baker Street, Enfield, Middlesex, under the Reverend Stephen Freeman. The academy had a library that prompted Babbage's love of mathematics. He studied with two more private tutors after leaving the academy. His first tutor was a clergyman near Cambridge. Babbage was brought home, to study at the Totnes school at age 16 or 17. The second was an Oxford tutor, under whom Babbage reached a level in Classics sufficient to be accepted by Cambridge.[1]
Invention of the Analytical Engine
At some point in his life, Babbage invented and build the very first steam powered computer - the Analytical Engine - which has been advanced over time.[2]
Legacy
The invention and successful construction of the Analytical Engine resulted in a rapid technological development. Humanity was able to build machines that helped them in their everyday life. These machines were the very first Steambots.
These technologies were later used to create destructive weapons which at some point caused a technological war between many countries. At the end of the war, most of humanity was destroyed and the few survivors decided to live in the underground. This caused the devolution from humans to shiners.[2]
Trivia
- In real life, Charles Babbage invented the Analytical Engine but wasn't able to build it because of the lack of resources at his life time.[3]
- Charles Babbage died on October 18, 1871 in London in the real world.[1] It's unknown when he died within the SteamWorld universe.