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Charles Babbage Quotes

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages Picture Quote #1

The whole of arithmetic now appeared within the grasp of mechanism Picture Quote #1

That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine Picture Quote #1

Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton’s, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction Picture Quote #1

An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision Picture Quote #1

You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it Picture Quote #1

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On two occasions I have been asked, ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed Picture Quote #1

Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all Picture Quote #1

In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race Picture Quote #1

Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity Picture Quote #1

The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures Picture Quote #1

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Forging differs from hoaxing, inasmuch as in the later the deceit is intended to last for a time, and then be discovered, to the ridicule of those who have credited it; whereas the forger is one who, wishing to acquire a reputation for science, records observations which he has never made Picture Quote #1

Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right to discuss the merits of their officers, and their modes of exercising the duties they are paid to perform Picture Quote #1

Remember that accumulated knowledge, like accumulated capital, increases at compound interest: but it differs from the accumulation of capital in this; that the increase of knowledge produces a more rapid rate of progress, whilst the accumulation of capital leads to a lower rate of interest. Capital thus checks its own accumulation: knowledge thus accelerates its own advance. Each generation, therefore, to deserve comparison with its predecessor, is bound to add much more largely to the common stock than that which it immediately succeeds Picture Quote #1

The first steps in the path of discovery, and the first approximate measures, are those which add most to the existing knowledge of mankind Picture Quote #1

No 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 Picture Quote #1

Whenever a man can get hold of numbers, they are invaluable: if correct, they assist in informing his own mind, but they are still more useful in deluding the minds of others. Numbers are the masters of the weak, but the slaves of the strong Picture Quote #1

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Long intervals frequently elapse between the discovery of new principles in science and their practical application... Those intellectual qualifications, which give birth to new principles or to new methods, are of quite a different order from those which are necessary for their practical application Picture Quote #1

He will also find that the high and independent spirit, which usually dwells in the breast of those who are deeply versed in scientific pursuits, is ill adapted for administrative appointments; and that even if successful, he must hear many things he disapproves, and raise no voice against them Picture Quote #1

A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge Picture Quote #1

For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles Picture Quote #1

Precedents are treated by powerful minds as fetters with which to bind down the weak, as reasons with which to mistify the moderately informed, and as reeds which they themselves fearlessly break through whenever new combinations and difficult emergencies demand their highest efforts Picture Quote #1

What is there in a name? It is merely an empty basket, until you put something into it Picture Quote #1

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The errors which arise from the absence of facts are far more numerous and more durable than those which result from unsound reasoning respecting true data Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the most important principle on which the economy of a manufacture depends, is the division of labour amongst the persons who perform the work Picture Quote #1

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation Picture Quote #1

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in it's advantages Picture Quote #1

It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue Picture Quote #1

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person Picture Quote #1

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The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages. (Charles Babbage Quotes) The whole of arithmetic now appeared within the grasp of mechanism (Charles Babbage Quotes) That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine (Charles Babbage Quotes) Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton’s, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction (Charles Babbage Quotes) An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision (Charles Babbage Quotes) You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it (Charles Babbage Quotes) On two occasions I have been asked, ‘Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?’ I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question (Charles Babbage Quotes) Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed (Charles Babbage Quotes) Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all (Charles Babbage Quotes) In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race (Charles Babbage Quotes) Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity (Charles Babbage Quotes) The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures (Charles Babbage Quotes) Forging differs from hoaxing, inasmuch as in the later the deceit is intended to last for a time, and then be discovered, to the ridicule of those who have credited it; whereas the forger is one who, wishing to acquire a reputation for science, records observations which he has never made (Charles Babbage Quotes) Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right to discuss the merits of their officers, and their modes of exercising the duties they are paid to perform (Charles Babbage Quotes) Remember that accumulated knowledge, like accumulated capital, increases at compound interest: but it differs from the accumulation of capital in this; that the increase of knowledge produces a more rapid rate of progress, whilst the accumulation of capital leads to a lower rate of interest. Capital thus checks its own accumulation: knowledge thus accelerates its own advance. Each generation, therefore, to deserve comparison with its predecessor, is bound to add much more largely to the common stock than that which it immediately succeeds (Charles Babbage Quotes) The first steps in the path of discovery, and the first approximate measures, are those which add most to the existing knowledge of mankind (Charles Babbage Quotes) No 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 Quotes) Whenever a man can get hold of numbers, they are invaluable: if correct, they assist in informing his own mind, but they are still more useful in deluding the minds of others. Numbers are the masters of the weak, but the slaves of the strong (Charles Babbage Quotes) Long intervals frequently elapse between the discovery of new principles in science and their practical application... Those intellectual qualifications, which give birth to new principles or to new methods, are of quite a different order from those which are necessary for their practical application (Charles Babbage Quotes) He will also find that the high and independent spirit, which usually dwells in the breast of those who are deeply versed in scientific pursuits, is ill adapted for administrative appointments; and that even if successful, he must hear many things he disapproves, and raise no voice against them (Charles Babbage Quotes) A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge (Charles Babbage Quotes) For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles (Charles Babbage Quotes) Precedents are treated by powerful minds as fetters with which to bind down the weak, as reasons with which to mistify the moderately informed, and as reeds which they themselves fearlessly break through whenever new combinations and difficult emergencies demand their highest efforts (Charles Babbage Quotes) What is there in a name? It is merely an empty basket, until you put something into it (Charles Babbage Quotes) The errors which arise from the absence of facts are far more numerous and more durable than those which result from unsound reasoning respecting true data (Charles Babbage Quotes) Perhaps the most important principle on which the economy of a manufacture depends, is the division of labour amongst the persons who perform the work (Charles Babbage Quotes) That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation (Charles Babbage Quotes) The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in it's advantages (Charles Babbage Quotes) It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue (Charles Babbage Quotes) The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person (Charles Babbage Quotes)

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