Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2, Part 5: Initialization
In the 1840's, the English mathematician Charles Babbage designed his "Difference Engine No. 2", a special-purpose mechanical computer for constructing mathematical tables using the method of finite differences. The machine is massive, weighing several tons, and was not actually built until 1991. This multi-part video series explains what the Difference Engine No. 2 does and how it works.
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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2, Part 1: The method of finite differences
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Why Submarines STOPPED Firing Torpedoes From The Nose
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1963 Physics Has No Business Being This Entertaining
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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2, Part 4: The Control Section
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the true reason C++ always wins
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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2, Part 2: The Calculation Section
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The Professor Who Taught People How To Think (1962)
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This Engine Breaks ALL the Rules
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The Babbage Difference Engine #2 at CHM
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A demo of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine
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How Is Mercury Made? THE SILVER LIQUID HIDDEN INSIDE RED STONE
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Babbage's Analytical Engine: Overview
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How Maxwell's Equations Were Discovered
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The Mechanical Integrator - a machine that does calculus
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Babbage's Puzzle - Computerphile
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Every Math Paradox Explained
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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2, Part 3: Interlocks
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Electricity Does Not "Split" H₂O. And That's VERY Useful.
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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2
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