“On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.Quote by Charles BabbageTopics: Quotes about Charles BabbageShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
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