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'''Charles Babbage''' was a pioneer of [[computer|computation]], in addition to being a prolific [[inventor]], a [[mathematics|mathematician]], scientist, political economist and critic of the scientific establishment. His controversial book ''Reflections on the Decline of Science in England'', published in 1830, was so influential that only a year later the British Association for the Advancement of Science was formed. He published six full-length works and nearly ninety papers between 1813 and 1868, including 1834’s ''Economy of Machinery and Manufacturers'', an influential work that proposed an early form of operational research.  

'''Charles Babbage''' was a prolific [[inventor]], a [[mathematics|mathematician]], scientist, political economist and critic of the scientific establishment. His controversial book ''Reflections on the Decline of Science in England'', published in 1830, was so influential that only a year later the British Association for the Advancement of Science was formed. He published six full-length works and nearly ninety papers between 1813 and 1868, including 1834’s ''Economy of Machinery and Manufacturers'', an influential work that proposed an early form of operational research. He is best known today for creating his Difference Engine and for conceiving of the Analytic Engine.

Included in his writing and research were suggestions that are still being discussed today. He was a pioneer of lighthouse signaling, proposed ‘[[black box]]’ recorders to monitoring conditions preceding railway catastrophes, favored introducing [[decimal currency]] and advocated the development of [[tidal power]] to be used once [[coal]] reserves were exhausted. He campaigned for the introduction of Continental theories into British mathematics education, and wrote about the neglect of science and the status of scientists. <ref name=SMOL>[http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/babbage.aspx?page=2  ''Science Museum'' - Online Stuff - Babbage]</ref>

Included in his writing and research were suggestions that are still being discussed today. He was a pioneer of lighthouse signaling, proposed ‘[[black box]]’ recorders to monitoring conditions preceding railway catastrophes, favored introducing [[decimal currency]] and advocated the development of [[tidal power]] to be used once [[coal]] reserves were exhausted. He campaigned for the introduction of Continental theories into British mathematics education, and wrote about the neglect of science and the status of scientists. <ref name=SMOL>[http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/babbage.aspx?page=2  ''Science Museum'' - Online Stuff - Babbage]</ref>