Module 1
Section 2
2.2<Tab/>Prehistory
There are a number of people to whom the title 'Grandfather', 'Father', or even 'Godfather' of computing have been applied. One of these is
1.<Tab/>Charles Babbage: a Victorian engineer, mathematician and philosopher.
Babbage designed:
*<Tab/>The Difference Engine: This was a device to calculate navigational tables, which were so important at the time but which were often ridden with errors introduced through manual calculations.
*<Tab/>Analytical Engine: it is a general-purpose device, cap…
