{"id":666,"date":"2020-11-07T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2020-10-31T17:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:41:36","slug":"thats-a-strange-way-to-spell-charles-babbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/?p=666","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;s a Strange Way to Spell &#8220;Charles Babbage&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was driven from my comfortable home recently in search of a burrito, which search took me to the village of Hamilton.  As I drove in, I noticed for the first time a sign proclaiming Hamilton to be the birthplace of &#8220;John Attanasoff, Inventor of the Computer&#8221;.  Now, as all computer geeks and steampunk enthusiasts know, that title properly belongs to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Babbage\">Charles Babbage<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/John_Atanasoff.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" width=\"170\" height=\"224\"\/><figcaption>Babbage is the one on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Charles_Babbage-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" width=\"171\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Charles_Babbage-1.jpg 330w, https:\/\/internetmanifestation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Charles_Babbage-1-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, &#8220;Inventor of the First Digital Electronic Computer&#8221; is a bit wordy for a sign in a 45 MPH zone, but maybe they could do some kind of multi-sign Burma Shave thing.  And true, Babbage never actually <em>built <\/em>his difference engine so maybe a sign mentioning him would need a few caveats as well, but I think we can all agree that precision in language is important when discussing computers, digital or otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was driven from my comfortable home recently in search of a burrito, which search took me to the village of Hamilton. 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