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title: "who is considered as the father of computing?"  
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published: 2017-12-06  
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# who is considered as the father of computing?

who is [considered as](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1206/can-adhd-be-considered-as-strength-for-a-child) the father of [computing](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302791/artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-the-future-of-computing)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

![who is considered as the father of computing?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2a06dc2e-ff4c-4fad-9afc-8c1c085972d6/images/d947eb80-fbce-467c-8bef-50c151e8860e.png)\

**Charles Babbage i**s known as the **father of computing** after his discovery and **demonstration of the analytical engine in the year 1837.** Analytical engines consist of an arithmetic logic unit, basic flow control, and integrated memory; hailed as the first general-purpose computer concept.

Charles Babbage faced financial problem or because of which he never able to build the computer in his lifetime

![who is considered as the father of computing?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2a06dc2e-ff4c-4fad-9afc-8c1c085972d6/images/66650bd0-0a4d-41c4-805a-c744782d7c42.png)Later in 1910 **Henry Babbage** who was the youngest son of Charles Babbage completed the things which were left in that particular model and made that model in a way it was able to perform basic calculations.

Charles Babbage never completed the model he desired, however, **his innovative ideas and effort towards computing** are what makes him the **father of computing.**

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