The Calculus of Brass and Steam: Charles Babbage

By: Webster, Michael

The Prophet of the Digital Age

A mathematician obsessed with fixing the errors of the Victorian world, Charles Babbage designed the first general-purpose, programmable computer a full century before the age of electricity.

From the meticulous clockwork of his Difference Engine to the revolutionary logic of the Analytical Engine-the blueprint for the modern PC-Babbage conceived all the elements of the digital age in an era of steam and brass.

Yet, his vision was too vast for his time. Plagued by funding crises and his own restless perfectionism, Babbage died a frustrated figure, his greatest machines unfinished.

Discover the dramatic, complex life of the man who laid the logical foundation for the twenty-first century, a genius whose legacy was forged in failure and defined by prophecy. Approx.162 pages, 29200 word count

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCKMWNYN
• ISBN13: 9798224303694
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Michael Webster
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"