Who invented what we now call

the Modern Computer?

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Charles Babbage

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In the early 1800s Babbage's machines were among the first mechanical computers, although they were never completed due to funding problems.

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In 1991, an engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked.