[SIGCIS-Members] Play about Ada and Babbage

[Jean Graham]

The Analytical Engine was base 10, wasn't it? That definitely doesn't take
away from the interest of the question of what Babbage knew about the
possibilities of binary arithmetic, of course!

On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 6:07 PM Ceruzzi, Paul <CeruzziP at si.edu> wrote:

> I got a chance to see the play this weekend. (The run ends next week.) I
> really enjoyed it. I am not a theater critic, so I will leave it at that.
> It has some artistic license, of course, but none of the howlers that
> ruined "The Imitation Game," thank goodness.  I hope it can be staged
> elsewhere.
>
> One question I have for the SIG: Babbage obviously knew of Leibniz's work,
> but was he familiar with Leibniz's writing on what we now call binary
> arithmetic? If so, what did  Babbage think of it? I mention this because
> binary comes up in the play in several interesting scenes.
>
> Paul Ceruzzi
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> This message is a little late, and it may appeal only to those of you in
> the DC area, although I believe the play will be staged in other cities. I
> haven't seen it yet but plan to next week.  A play about Ada Augusta and
> Charles Babbage:
>
> https://avantbard.org/project/ada-and-the-engine/
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> Ada and The Engine - Avant Bard Theatre
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> From prolific playwright Lauren Gunderson, Ada and the Engine is a
> whimsical scientific history sure to delight audiences.
> avantbard.org
> Paul Ceruzzi
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