"charles babbage s calculating engines were the antecedents of the computer" in German Charles Babbage's calculating engines were the antecedents of the computer. Charles Babbages Rechenmaschinen waren die Vorläufer des Computers. Detailed translations for "charles babbage s calculating engines were the antecedents of the computer" Charles Babbage's calculating engines were the antecedents of the computer. Charles Babbage's calculating engines were the antecedents of the computer. Charles Babbages Rechenmaschinen waren die Vorläufer des Computers.