Plaque

Charles Babbage - W1

Inscription

City of Westminster
Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871) mathematician & pioneer of the modern computer, lived in a house on this site, 1829 - 1871.
St. Marylebone Society

This is where Babbage died.

Site: Charles Babbage - W1 (1 memorial)

W1, Dorset Street, 1

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Charles Babbage - W1

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Charles Babbage

Mathematician and pioneer of the modern computer. Probably born in Crosby Row...

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Charles Babbage - W1

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Westminster City Council

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