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The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform... But it is likely to exert an indirect and reciprocal influence on science itself.

Topics: Analytical Anything Engine Exert How Indirect Influence Itself Know Likely Order Originate Perform Reciprocal Science Whatever

Keywords: Abhorrent

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Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: December 10th, 1815

Died: November 27th, 1852

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