In the reading from Campbell-Kelley and Aspray, Leslie John Comrie blames the British government for failing to fund Babbage’s “dream.”  Given the views of what Babbage’s machine might be useful for–sketched out in Campbell-Kelly and Aspray’s chapter and in the paragraph from Menabrea–do you think Comrie’s accusation is reasonable? What do these accounts about the … Continue reading Assignment 9 – Babbage