When did Charles Babbage invent computers?

Charles Babbage and his Difference Engine #2. Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed the first automatic computing engines. He invented computers but failed to build them. The first complete Babbage Engine was completed in London in 2002, 153 years after it was designed. Difference Engine No. read more

Charles Babbage invented the first general-purpose computer in an effort to prevent the mathematical errors that were prevalent in the human-calculated mathematics of his time. Babbage had an obsession with mathematical precision, explains the Charles Babbage website. read more

Charles Babbage was born in 1791 and with a polymath, or someone that was excellent in a number of different subject areas. He was born in London and had a fascination for engineering and mathematics especially. read more

Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ ˈ b æ b ɪ dʒ /; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. read more