Summary
This is one of a series of photographic material in print, negative and/or digital formats covering CSIRAC machine and the people associated with it. The series was acquired from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Description of Content
Specimen piece of the Babbage Difference Engine No. 1 - purchased by Powerhouse Museum, Sydney in 1996.. One of only six demonstration pieces assembled by Charles Babbage's son Henry, after his father's death, utilising parts manufactured for the original Difference Engine project. Image collected for inclusion in the book 'The Last of the First', published 2000.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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Owner of Item Depicted
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1996
The Powerhouse Museum purchased the item photographed in 1996. Museum Victoria acquired the image for inclusion in a publication in 2000. -
Collector
CSIRAC History Team, University of Melbourne, Bouverie Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Archival materials
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Category
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Type of item
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References
Image collected for inclusion in McCann & Thorne, 'The Last of the First', The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2000.
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
