Charles Babbage, A Brilliant And Well Educated Man

Charles Babbage was a brilliant and well educated man. His mother, Plumleigh Babbage gave birth to him in 1791 A.D. His father’s name was Benjamin Babbage. He was one of four children. His father was a banking partner of founding Praed’s Co. in London. Benjamin was a rich man, so he and his wife had big plans for Charles to attend many good schools; but when he was around the age of eight, he had to move to a country school in order to recover from a life threatening fever. He had an unstable and delicate health status for most of his early life, which kept him from going to the schools his parents wanted him to go to. He relied on private lessons and teachings for most of his childhood. He attended two different colleges as well. First, he went to Trinity College in Cambridge but wasn’t pleased with the math program there. So, he then attended Peterhouse, in Cambridge. He was the best mathematician at Peterhouse. He graduated from Peterhouse but didn’t r eceive an honorary degree. He wasn’t successful when he first graduated. He did some lectures on astronomy every now and then; And eventually helped to establish the Astronomical Society. A little later he received his honorary degree without question. After receiving his honorary degree, he married Georgiana Whitmore. They had eight children together. Five of their children never lived to become adults. In 1822, Charles designed the plan and idea of a machine that he called the â€Å"difference machine†. TheShow MoreRelatedImportant Thinkers of Management Their Contribution2587 Words   |  11 Pagesresources† (Cascio). 7-S framework created by McKinsey amp; Company distinguishes seven components in a company’s architecture: strategy, structure, systems, staff, style, skills and shared values. PF Drucker had remarked that â€Å"man, of all the resources available to man, can grow and develop purpose of human resource management is to improve the contribution made by people to organizations, (Davis) through effective and efficient use of resources HRM is, to some extent, concerned with any Read MoreMGT1FOM Key Management Theorists26579 Words   |  107 PagesWiley Sons, Hoboken, NJ. Contents Babbage, Charles (1792–1871) 2 Barnard, Chester Irving (1886–1961) 4 Fayol, Jules Henri (1841–1925) 9 Follett, Mary Parker (1868–1933) 18 Lewin, Kurt T. (1890–1947) 24 Mayo, George Elton (1880–1949) 25 McCallum, Daniel Craig (1815–1878) 29 Poor, Henry Varnum (1812–1905) 29 Taylor, Frederick Winslow (1856–1915) 31 Weber, Max (1864–1920) 36 1 Babbage, Charles (1792–1871) (pp.66-69) To call Charles Babbage an irascible genius is to pay him the