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Babbage's "computer" was not. Turing's innovation wasn't a device that could perform one or two computations - it was the idea of a device that could be /progra
by srl 14y ago
Babbage's "computer" was not. Turing's innovation wasn't a device that could perform one or two computations - it was the idea of a device that could be /programmed/ to perform any conceivable computation (resource limits not withstanding).
- jlgreco 14y agoThe Analytical Machine, which was never created, was to be programmable. Frankly though Babbage, and even Ada who wrote programs for it, lacked the framework necessary to truly realize and communicate the profound nature of the machine.