The Computer Goes back A Long Way

Charles Babbage, born in 1791, invented a machine for working out and printing mathematical tables called the Difference Engine. Ada Augusta Byron the Countess of Lovelace was born in 1815. She the daughter of the famous poet, Lord Byron. After translating then reading an article about Babbage, she conceived of a device that had the ability to compose and play music, produce graphics and be used daily. She was also the first to conceive the idea of a computer program. Alan Turing was born in England in 1912 and wrote a groundbreaking paper, On Computable Numbers, whilst at university then later went on to contribute to the first working computer. This was called The Bombe and was used by the army to break the secret German 'Enigma' codes. By the 50's the first commercially made computers were available.