Computer History Museum May 2008 - Page 3

Sophia and I went to look at the Difference Engine No. 2 designed by Charles Babbage in 1849 and was not built until 153 years later.
All the artsy photos were taken by Sophia, I am pretty ham fisted with a camera.

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JoeJohnson > The top of the printer with the counterweights.

JoeJohnson > One of the museum staff cranking the engine to show how it works.

JoeJohnson > One of the museum docents manually cranking the engine. You can see the printer move up to the inking mechanism to print a line on the paper, then move down to print the same line on the tray that holds the soft medium for creating a stereotype.

JoeJohnson > Computer History Museum May 2008 photo

Middle view of the printer

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