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Machine Quotes by Charles Babbage
- On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I…
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those…
- A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or…
- As soon as an Analytical Engine exists, it will necessarily guide the future course of the science. Whenever any result is sought by its aid,…
- Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed…
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- On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers… — Charles Babbage
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