Questions: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION Babbage was able to make a working Difference engine. True False

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION Babbage was able to make a working Difference engine. True False
Transcript text: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION Babbage was able to make a working Difference engine. True False
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False

Explanation

Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and inventor, conceptualized the Difference Engine in the early 19th century. The Difference Engine was designed to automate the process of calculating polynomial functions, which was a labor-intensive task at the time. Although Babbage made significant progress in designing the Difference Engine, he was never able to complete a fully working model during his lifetime due to financial, technical, and logistical challenges.

Option 1: True

This option would imply that Babbage successfully built a working Difference Engine, which is not accurate. While he did create some parts and prototypes, a complete and functional machine was never realized by him.

Option 2: False

This option is correct because Babbage did not complete a working Difference Engine. The first complete and functioning Difference Engine was built by the London Science Museum in 1991, based on Babbage's original plans.

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