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Is it okay to mention https://ideas.lego.com/projects/102740 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/102740 ?

• JorgeGT 11y ago
  Oh, I was expecting a full LEGO Technic replica of the Engine :(
  • yourapostasy 11y ago
    Will a Lego reproduction [1] of Difference Engine No. 2 computing 2nd order differences to 3 digits (the reproduction in the UK [2] evaluates 7th order polynomials to 31 digits, true to Babbage's design) suffice? [1] http://acarol.woz.org/LegoDifferenceEngine.html http://acarol.woz.org/LegoDifferenceEngine.html [2] http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/modernsequel/ http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/modernsequel/
    • JorgeGT 11y ago
      Only if I can buy/steal it! But seriously, I went to see the reproduction at the Science Museum in London and it's an amazing piece of machinery. They have also plenty of other mechanical computation devices (for integration, derivation, approximating polynomials, Fourier transforms, etc.), worth paying a visit.
• AReallyGoodName 11y ago
  The certificate for that site has expired (assuming it's yours).
  • tudorw 11y ago
    not awesome! will tell them :)