Presentation by Aneesh Chandran as part of MPOB Course at ASIET

1. Presentation by
Aneesh B Chandran
MPOB, MBA, ASIET
Prof. Nimal C Namboodiripad

2. • Born in Dec 26,1791 in UK. Died
on Oct 18, 1871
• Son of Benjamin Babbage &
Betsy Plumleigh Teape
• Famous as Mathematician,
philosopher, mechanical
engineer and computer scientist
• Studied at Cambridge
• Married Georgina Whitmore in
1814
• Was professor of Mathematics at
Cambridge

3. Basic Computer design – Difference Machine,
Analytical Machine, Printer
Founder Of Analytical Society in 1812
Babbage Principle (Management)
Discovery of Operational Research
Application of Mathematics to Solve Industrial
Problems

4. • Englishman who first came up with the idea of division of
labour- called Babbage Principle
• Each factory operation should be isolated and given to
different people to increase productivity
• More skilled and hence more paid workers should be
given high skilled jobs and vice versa
• Modern assembly line is based on his ideas
• It is an assumption inherent in Taylor’s Scientific
Management

5. • Won Gold Medal of Royal Astronomical Society in 1824 for
invention of engine for calculating mathematical &
astronomical tables.
• His brain is preserved at the Science Museum, London