Charles Babbage (26th December 1791 - 18 October 1871) was a eccentric British genius who was known for developing the blueprint for the modern computer. For more information on him, you can check it up in Wikipedia by clicking HERE. One of his quotes I found interesting and here it goes:
Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed to find a difficulty, a defect, or an impossibility in it. If you speak to him of a machine for peeling potato, he will pronounce it impossible: if you peel a potato with it before his eyes, he will declare it useless, because it will not slice a pineapple.
The above quote was taken from the book 'The Code Book' which was authored by 'Simon Singh'.
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