Charles Babbage (Father of the Computer) difference engine, Science Museum, London, United Kingdom (© Steven Vidler/Corbis)

【December 9 2013】English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage first designed, and partially built, a "difference engine" – what we'd now call an automatic calculator. His device, first drafted in 1822, is considered the first modern computer, and Babbage, the father of computing.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..