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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
A
Computers
B
Telescopes
C
Radio-Telegraphy
D
Steam Boating
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Babbage, (born December 26, 1791, London, England-died October 18, 1871, London), English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Analytical Engine, generally considered the first computer, designed and partly built by the English inventor Charles Babbage in the 19th century (he worked on it until his death in 1871).

Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed the first automatic computing engines. He invented computers but failed to build them. The first complete Babbage Engine was completed in London in 2002, 153 years after it was designed.

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