The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise |
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Author:
| Babbage, Charles |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Religion Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-70071-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Charles Babbage, mathematician, inventor and 'father of the computer', was also a proponent of natural theology. In this book he draws a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe, and argues that there is no contradiction between scripture and science.
Charles Babbage, mathematician, inventor and 'father of the computer', was also a proponent of natural theology. In this book he draws a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe, and argues that there is no contradiction between scripture and science.