Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine (1968)
A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century by English inventor and mathematician, Charles Babbage. The engine, designed to calculate and print-out tables of numbers for use in navigation, insurance, and astronomy, is considered an important artifact in the history of computing. Babbage is considered to be the father of the modern computer, and the Difference Engine and Analytical Machine are forerunners of the computer. The music is ”Alamaine” and “The Scot’s March” performed by Carl Dolmetsch and the Dolmetsch Quartet.
Director: Charles Eames, Ray Eames
Runtime: 4 min
Release Date: January 1, 1968
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Charles Eames, Ray Eames
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine about?
- A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century by English inventor and mathematician, Charles Babbage. The engine, designed to calculate and print-out tables of numbers for use in navigation, insurance, and astronomy, is considered an important artifact in the history of computing. Babbage is considered to be the father of the modern computer, and the Difference Engine and Analytical Machine are forerunners of the computer. The music is ”Alamaine” and “The Scot’s March” performed by Carl Dolmetsch and the Dolmetsch Quartet.
- Who directed Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine?
- Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine was directed by Charles Eames, Ray Eames.
- How long is Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine?
- Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).