Who is the father of computers?

Correct option is C

Charles Babbage is regarded as the Father of Computers because he conceptualized and designed the Analytical Engine in the 1830s — a mechanical device that contained all the basic elements of a modern digital computer, such as a memory (store), a processor (mill), and mechanisms for input and output. Though it was never completed in his lifetime, his design laid the foundation for modern computing.

Important Key Points:

1. The Analytical Engine designed by Babbage was the first concept of a general-purpose computer.
2. His earlier invention, the Difference Engine, was intended to automate mathematical calculations.
3. Babbage’s work introduced core principles of computing, including conditional branching and loops.

Knowledge Booster:

• Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz: Developed the binary system and improved the Stepped Reckoner, a mechanical calculator capable of performing all four arithmetic operations.
• Joseph-Marie Jacquard: Invented the Jacquard loom, which used punched cards to control weaving patterns—an idea later adopted in early computing.
• Wilhelm Schickard: Designed one of the first known mechanical calculators (Calculating Clock) in 1623, capable of basic arithmetic operations.