Father of Computer- Charles Babbage

Father of Computer: We live in an era where our morning starts with checking out our smartphones. Everything we do, be it listening to music, watching movies, reading the news, alarm, and what-not! Everything comes in a single smartphone and computer. Charles Babbage is the Father of Computers. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was an extraordinarily talented scientist, mathematician, economist and engineer. Babbage, who was born in London in 1791, was a great mathematical genius. He was a natural inventor and invented all sorts of new products. He has been known as the inventor of the Analytical Engine. The Analytical Engine contained an ALU (arithmetic logic unit), basic flow control, and integrated memory; hailed as the first general-purpose computer concept.

Father of Computer

You know Charles Babbage is the Father of Computer. Some of the Important Facts about the father of computers are given in the table below.

Full Name	Charles Babbage
Nickname	Father of Computing
Born	December 26, 1791 in Surrey, England
Parent's Names	Benjamin and Elizabeth Pumleigh Teape Babbage
Died	October 18, 1871 in London, England
Education	Cambridge University
Key Accomplishments	Produced working prototypes of machines that computed and printed mathematical tables.
Spouse	Georgiana Whitmore
Children	8, 3 of whom survived to adulthood (Dugald, Benjamin, and Henry)
Famous Quote	"No person will deny that the highest degree of attainable accuracy is an object to be desired, and it is generally found that the last advances towards precision require a greater devotion of time, labour, and expense, than those which precede them."

Father of Personal Computer

Henry Edward Roberts is considered the father of Personal computers, he is the one who coined the term "personal computer". He has released the Altair 8800 in 1974. It was later published on the front cover of Popular Electronics in 1975 making it an overnight success.