Victorian Era Computing

Victorian Era computing refers to early efforts to process information before electronic computers, primarily during the 19th century. It involved mechanical devices like Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, a conceptual machine designed to perform calculations using gears and levers. These early ideas laid foundational concepts for computing, such as programmable machines and algorithms, and reflected a period of innovative thinking about automating complex tasks. While not digital in the modern sense, Victorian computing represents the nascent stages of developing machines capable of handling data, setting the groundwork for the electronic computers that followed in the 20th century.