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Doron Swade MBE, born 1944, is a museum curator and author, specialising in the history of computing. He is especially known for his work on the computer pioneer Charles Babbage and his Difference Engine. [1] Swade was originally from South Africa.
Jul 8, 2024 · Doron Swade is an engineer, historian, and museum professional. He is the leading authority on the life and work of Charles Babbage, a 19th-century English mathematician and computer pioneer. He masterminded the construction of the first Babbage Calculating Engine built to original 19th-century designs. He was Assistant Director and Head of ...
Oct 31, 2013 · Doron Swade (MBE, PhD, MSc, C.Eng, FBCS, CITP) is an engineer, historian, and museum professional. He studied physics, electronics engineering, philosophy of science, machine intelligence, and history, at various universities including Cambridge University and University College London.
Dr Doron Swade, 64, is a leading academic in computer history and a world renowned expert on the work of English mathematician Charles Babbage and has been awarded an MBE for services to the history of computing.
Doron Swade is an engineer, historian, museum professional and scholar who publishes and lectures widely on the history of computing, curatorship and museology. He is the author of more than eighty articles and four books. He is a leading authority on the works and life of Charles Babbage.
Oct 31, 2013 · A discussion of the core concepts of modern computing and their basis in history. Dr Doron Swade offers a new analysis of the history of computing, suggesting that instead of a linear progression from one phase to the next, it can be better understood as a series of separate computational functions diverging and converging.Dr Swade goes beyond ...
Nov 29, 2013 · Dr Doron Swade offers a new analysis of the history of computing, suggesting that instead of a linear progression from one phase to the next, it is better understood as a series of separat...
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