Now, I have a great affinity for Charles Babbage because his hair is always completely unkempt like this in every single picture. (Laughter) He was a very wealthy man, and a sort of, part of the aristocracy of Britain, and on a Saturday night in Marylebone, were you part of the intelligentsia of that period, you would have been invited round to his house for a soiree — and he invited everybody: kings, the Duke of Wellington, many, many famous people — and he would have shown you one of his mechanical machines.
Eu tenho uma grande afinidade com o Charles Babbage porque tem o cabelo sempre assim despenteado em todas as fotografias. Era um homem muito rico e, de certa forma, fazia parte da aristocracia britânica. Aos sábados à noite, em Marylebone, se vocês fossem intelectuais naquela época, seriam convidados para um sarau em casa dele. Ele convidava toda a gente: reis, o Duque de Wellington, muita gente famosa. Ter-vos-ia mostrado uma das suas máquinas mecânicas.