In the 1840s English mathematician Charles Babbage designed a mechanical computer called the Difference Engine No. 2 to calculate and print mathematical tables. His design was never built due to technological limitations. In the late 1980s a team led by Doron Swade at the Science Museum in London undertook the challenge using materials and tolerances from Babbage's era. Relying on Allan G Bromleys detailed work on Babbage's blueprints they built the calculating section in 1991 and the complete m

Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2

WHEN CARS MAKE A DIFFERENCE Out now: Drive Different — the all-new book about restomods and reimagined icons of car design by @classicdriver and @gestalten. On Wednesday night, we celebrated the release at @vor.shoes in Munich with our friends from the car community and some seriously different machines — including a Porsche TAG Turbo powered by a 1980s F1 engine and one of only five Ferrari Berlinetta Lussos custom-made by Carrozzeria Touring. For automotive enthusiasts, designers, and those wh

Different Parts of the Engine and their Function [Notes & PDF]