19th Century
19th Century
babbage, benjamin herschel
Early Life and Family Benjamin Herschel Babbage (6 August 1815 – 22 October 1878) was an English engineer, scientist, explorer, and politician, best known for his pioneering role in establishing the colony of South Australia. He invariably signed his name “B. Herschel Babbage” and was frequently referred to as “Herschel Babbage.” Born in London, he was the eldest son of Charles Babbage, a renowned mathematician and inventor who is credited with conceiving the concept of a programmable computer—a lineage that profoundly shaped his intellectual trajectory. Georgina Whitmore served as his mothe…
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The Subject Atlas
A chart of babbage, benjamin herschel's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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