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The 100-year leap

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was a century before its time. So why not build it now?

by John Graham-Cumming | @jgrahamc | October 4, 2010

John Graham-Cumming is launching a project to finish Charles Babbage's dream and build an Analytical Engine for public display. His hope is that future generations of scientists will stand before the completed Analytical Engine and be inspired to work on their own 100-year leaps.