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1. Charles Babbage

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   Early Life and Education
   Babbage was born in London to Benjamin Babbage, a banker, and Betsy Plumtree. Displaying an early aptitude for mathematics, he was largely self-taught in many advanced concepts before entering Cambridge University in 1810. At Cambridge, he found the existing mathematical instruction rudimentary, famously stating that he surpassed his tutors within months of his arrival [^1]. While at Trinity College, Cambridge, he co-founded the Analytical Society in 1812 with friends, including John Herschel, to promote the study of modern methods in [di…