Abstract

This paper discusses the little-known analytical machine, or program-controlled mechanical calculator, designed by Percy E. Ludgate in Ireland during the years 1903 to 1909, and documents the results of a search for information about his life and work.

Keywords

Babbage, Ludgate, analytical machine, history of computing

Ludgate's Analytical Machine of 1909
Randell, B.
The Computer Journal Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp 317-326
Oxford University Press/British Computer Society, 1971 ISSN 0010-4620