Charles Babbage - The Father of the Computer Today's technology connects humanity to each other, no matter what the distance. Without one particular man, many of today's technological advances might not exist. Thanks to the projects and inventions created by Charles Babbage, we are able to share knowledge and create and maintain connections with people around the world. Charles Babbage overcame the technological inadequacies of his time by designing new creations despite the lack of funds to build them, inventing objects that aided medical and scientific advances and inspired many other scientists and inventors. Charles Babbage designed many inventions, including “a cow-receiver for the front of railway locomotives, safety quick couplers for railway carriages, multi-coloured theater lighting, an altimeter, a seismic detector, a tug for lifting ships upriver, a “hydrofoil” and an arcade game for members of the public to challenge in a game of tic-tac-toe” (History of the Computer). He also designed the #1 differential engine. 1, which was the first one that worked...