THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES BABBAGE contains two short works by the father of the modern computer, Charles Babbage. These works, ON THE ECONOMY OF MACHINERY AND MANUFACTURES and REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE OF SCIENCE IN ENGLAND are DRM free and include an active table of contents for easy navigation.

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a British mathematician and inventor, best known as the "father of the computer." Babbage designed the first mechanical computers; modern reconstructions have proved Babbage's designs function as intended.