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"those who thus think on mathematical truth as the instrument through which the weak mind of man can most effectually read his Creator's works, will regard with especial interest all that can tend to facilitate the translation of its principles into explicit practical forms."
Automatonhttps://t.co/3Pld7LeTl6
"Ada Lovelace doesn't get credit for many things she should get credit for; One of those things is just having patience for Charles Babbage..."https://t.co/oAL7RZWjgE https://t.co/ccFaOizDp0
"This tradition continued in Alexandria with inventors such as the Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria (sometimes known as Heron), whose writings on hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanics described siphons, a fire engine, a water organ, the aeolipile, and a programmable cart."
"The famous magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–1871) was known for creating automata for his stage shows." Babbage was in good company. https://t.co/VGhE5rCSmB
Documenting with poetry."We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves."https://t.co/nMJc1jJDgv
Metaphysical Poetry"The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; [...] but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased."https://t.co/9yMJ3hENCV
Electrical Mechanical Poet Treehttps://t.co/XXZWAQSSYJ
I need to learn french.https://t.co/jtslC8B8Uk