I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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    20 hours ago

    This I do not know. However the first widely reported railway fatality in the UK (possibly the world) was MP William Huskisson who was run over by Stevenson Rocket…

    Not relevant to the conversation but I think it’s interesting.