Charles Babbage: the inventor of the first mechanical calculator Today we want to tell you the story of Charles Babbage, the genius who invented the first mechanical calculator: the differential machine. This machine was capable of calculating and printing mathematical tables with unprecedented precision. But how did it work? And why was it so important? Let's find out together. Charles.
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