Webcentive Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

On two occasions I have been asked,—"Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"

— Charles Babbage (1791–1871) Source: Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, 1864. Wording checked on Wikiquote.

Why it matters

Babbage's 1864 version of 'garbage in, garbage out.'

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