Visit To The Babbage Engine

ByWayne Willis

When I went to the Computer History Museum last month to see President Levin update the local Yale alumni on the “state of the university,” we got a quick tour of the Babbage Engine, which is reputed to be the first programmable calculator. Pretty impressive. [youtube width=”640″ height=”500″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCNLqRtsgk[/youtube] A view of the Babbage Engine from…

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Inaugural Post – Why Do This

ByWayne Willis

I thought it would useful for me to outline what I want to accomplish by making this blog. I plan to start taking a more public profile — professionally and personally.   Some of that will be on existing sites — LinkedIn (for professional bio and recommendations);  Facebook (for friends, who will see a broader…