Charles Babbage vs Michael Faraday
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Babbage (1791–1871) and Michael Faraday (1791–1867) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1791 to 1867.
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Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Co-founded the Analytical Society at Cambridge
- — Proposed the Difference Engine to the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Began designing the Analytical Engine
- — Died in London, England Verified
Michael Faraday (1791–1867)
- — Born in Newington Butts, London, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a London bookbinder
- — Appointed assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution Verified
- — Married Sarah Barnard
- — Discovered electromagnetic induction Verified
- — Died at Hampton Court, England Verified