Birthdate: December 26, 1791

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: London, England

Died: October 18, 1871

Charles Babbage, or the “father of the computer,” invented the prototype of the world’s first mechanical calculator, the Difference Engine. With the help of mathematician Ada Lovelace, he also created the Analytical Engine, the first general-purpose computer and a precursor of the modern computer, with its looping and sequential mechanism.