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29 Jul 2024 16:25:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Babbage  
From: Jim Holsenback
Date: 2 Jul 2011 11:31:02
Message: <4e0f39b6@news.povray.org>
On 07/02/2011 08:55 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Fact: Charles Babbage designed arguably the world's first ever
> Turing-complete machine. (75 years before Alan Turing was even born, I
> notice.)
>
> Question: When did electricity become common knowledge?
>
I would say early to mid 1800's ... 1800 Volta (battery) or ... 1831 
Faraday (electric dynamo)


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