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Charles Babbage was born on December 26 1792 in London . He studied at trinity college and became a professor of mathematics at the Cambridge university. The idea of mechanically calculating mathematical tables first came to Babbage in 18/2/1813. later he made a small calculator that could perform certain mathematical computation to 8 decimal In 1823 he gained obtained support for the design of a projected machine with 20 decimal capacity Later Babbage developed plans for the so called analytical engine , the father of the modern computers for this invention Babbage is considered as the father of computers . Babbage made notable contributions in other areas as well as he assisted in establishing the modern portal system in England Babbage died on October 18 , 1871 . We lost him HARIJA M.S 10A