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初期计算机的制造者霍华德·艾金曾非常感慨地说:“假如巴贝奇多活75年,这位19世纪发明家肯定会盗走我的惊天动地的成就。”艾金的“恐惧”不是没有缘由的,巴贝奇这位奇才的远见卓识的确远远超越了他的时代,因此,艾金的妙论更多地表达出他对巴贝奇的崇敬之情。巴贝奇生活的时代,由于技术限制,很难使他对计算机的构想变成现实。然而,巴贝奇对计算机的设计的确太精确了,称他为计算机先驱者之父是完全有道理的。 19世经的机械制造业无法达到巴贝奇构想的机器所要求的精确度。而巴贝奇的性格是精益求精、刻意追求完美,不管是什么原因,巴贝奇仅一步之遥未能制造出数字计算机一事,不免令世人惋惜。他于
Howard Akin, an early computer maker, said with great emotion: “If Babbage survived for 75 years, this 19th-century inventor would surely have stolen my earth-shattering achievements.” Akin’s “fear” is not without Reason, Babbage far-sighted vision of the Wizards far beyond his time, therefore, Akin’s wonderful theory more to express his love for Babbage. Babbage’s life, due to technical constraints, it is difficult to make his vision of the computer a reality. However, Babbage’s design of the computer is indeed too precise, call him the father of the computer pioneer is completely justified. Nineteenth Century’s machinery manufacturing industry can not achieve the accuracy required by Babbage’s machine. The Babbage’s character is excellence, deliberate pursuit of perfection, no matter what the reason, Babbage only one step can not create a digital computer issue, can not help but regret the world. He is here