Mr. Babbage's wonderful calculating machine
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An automatic calculating machine, designed by English Mathematician Charles Babbage between the years 1847 and 1849, has been built by the Science Museum in London, England. The machine was not built by Babbage originally because of financial difficulties.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1993
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Revealed: stealth demonstrator
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The Tacit Blue, a secret airplane tested by the US Air Force as a spy plane in hostile territories, was brought out from the hangar after 11 years of storage. The craft may provide a basis for the design of new technologies in the U.S. Air Force.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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