Not every genius gets the chance to change the world. Some were ahead of their time, others undone by fate, and a few simply ...

Charles Babbage was born on 26 December 1791, probably in London, the son of a banker. He was often unwell as a child and was educated mainly at home. By the time he went to Cambridge University in ...

Consider your smartphone to be state-of-the-art. In actuality, many of the “revolutionary” technologies of today were ...