Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity.
Charles BabbageWhat is there in a name? It is merely an empty basket, until you put something into it.
Charles BabbageA young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge.
Charles BabbageNo person will deny that the highest degree of attainable accuracy is an object to be desired, and it is generally found that the last advances towards precision require a greater devotion of time, labour, and expense, than those which precede them.
Charles Babbage