What is "babbage"

Babbage is an ancient lunar crater that is located near the northwest limb of the Moon, named after Charles Babbage. It is attached to the southeastern rim of the prominent crater Pythagoras. The crater remnant named South intrudes into the southeastern floor of Babbage.

The outer rim of Babbage has been eroded and modified by a multitude of subsequent impacts, until all that remains is a ring of rounded hills. The most notable of these modifications is the satellite crater Babbage E, which overlays the southwestern rim. The northeast rim of this satellite crater is missing, and it forms a bay on the perimeter of Babbage. Oenopides is another worn formation attached to the southwest edge of this protuberance.

The outer rampart of Pythagoras lies across the floor of Babbage, forming a region of rough terrain in the northwest part of the interior. The remainder of the crater floor is relatively flat, although it is marked by many tiny craterlets. The most notable feature on the floor is the satellite crater Babbage A, which lies in the southeast part of the interior. This feature has not been significantly worn, and appears much younger than the remainder of the formation. Just to the west of Babbage A is the smaller Babbage C, a bowl-shaped formation.

Charles Babbage (1791–1871), was an English mathematician, mechanical engineer, and pioneering computer scientist.

Babbage may also refer to:

Babbage is the high level assembly language for the GEC 4000 series minicomputers. It was named after Charles Babbage, an English computing pioneer.

Babbage is a short film, made in 2008, about the Victorian computing pioneer Charles Babbage. It was shown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

The film is set at a dinner party in early Victorian times, with Charles Babbage introducing each of the guests, who discuss Babbage's life and work. Babbage then reveals that these are just fragmented memories and many of the guests never actually met.

The film was directed by Claire Barker. The screen writer was Eamon Wyse, based on a story by the director. The executive producer was Trevor Hughes, who was also responsible for the cinematography. Claire Barker and Trevor Hughes jointly undertook casting, production design, and film editing. Jon Chilton was the music consultant for the film.

Charles Babbage was acted by Steve Payne. Other characters at the dinner party include Georgiana Babbage (his wife), Sir John Herschel ("John Hershal"), and Ada Lovelace.

Babbage was filmed in Hammersmith, London.

Babbage is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benjamin Herschel Babbage (1815–1878), Australian engineer.
• Charles Babbage (1791–1871), English mathematician, mechanical engineer, and pioneering computer scientist
• Charles Whitmore Babbage (1842–1923), Australian embezzler and prominent citizen of Wanganui, New Zealand
• Dennis Babbage (1909–1991), English mathematician; see also D. W. Babbage
• Dugald Bromhead Babbage (1823–1881), Australian surveyor
• Eden Herschel Babbage (1844?–1924), prominent citizen of Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
• Herbert Ivan Babbage (1875–1916), New Zealand artist