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Feb 2022
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S1E140 - Kapow's Power of Invention: The...

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Tune in to today's episode of Kapow's Power of Invention, where we are introduced to the one and only Charles Babbage! A mathematician, philosopher, mechanical engineer, inventor, and father of modern computing! 
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