From Royal Fowey Y.C Dear Lucy On behalf of the Commodore and Members of the Royal Fowey Yacht Club we thank you very much for your fascinating talk about Charles Babbage. I think many of us had not realised just how influential and prolific he was. He knew and influenced so many people. Once again,... Continue Reading →
New Release – The Jolly Sailor is about to set sail!
To celebrate the launch of my new play The Jolly Sailor, it will be available FREE to the first TEN theatre companies! This will include performance license and a copy of the printed book, and the script in pdf format for you to download to your tablet or printout. The Jolly Sailor is a pirate comedy... Continue Reading →
October talks
It still surprises me that at each talk I deliver, people come up to me to tell me that they have either never heard of Babbage - or if they have didn't realize what a massive contribution he (not to mention Ada Byron) made to engineering and technological development. And not just here at home... Continue Reading →
Last night was the first in the season of talks on Charles Babbage. My deep thanks to all the members of the Crashbox and Classic Car Club who turned out to listen to my presentation about the brilliant, enigmatic and inventive Charles Babbage. Thanks you for welcoming me so warmly and responding with such interest... Continue Reading →
Turning the Tide: Babbage and his place in maritime history…
It was a month or two ago now that I was invited along to the Royal Dartmouth Yacht Club to give a talk on Babbage – and though this blog has been a bit delayed – better late than never! Perhaps I might have arrived on time if I had a copy of Babbage’s... Continue Reading →
A prolific writer
This is the article posted in the Teignmouth Post on the author Malcolm Lynch. My thanks to Viv Wilson... (Click on image to display in its own window)
A fascinating look into the mind of a genius – Charles Babbage
I am very excited to post here the newspaper article published in the Teignmouth Post - and I must say a huge thanks to John Ware... Click the image to read it in its own window.
Babbage gets involved with the railways.
In 1837 Charles Babbage was asked by Brunel to work with him on the Great Western Railway It was a family affair as his son was working for Brunel at this time. Brunel wanted ‘research into the safety and efficiency’ of the proposed G W R. Babbage was straight on with the job - so... Continue Reading →
There’s a place for everything and everything in its place
‘Charles Babbage from the beginning’ starts off exploring who his ancestors were, what they did for a living and where in Devon they lived. Ancestry was something that Charles was immensely interested in. He found his own name amusing and unusual - which it was, there were very few recorded Babbages at this time. The first... Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE: Lucy is excited to announce that Charles Babbage from the Beginning is now published on SMASHWORDS! Activity has been frenzied with 20 downloads in the last two hours. Now you can download the ebook or buy the paperback edition from the following : Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lucysimister (ebook) Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/charles-babbage-from-the-beginning-lucy-may-simister/1122044648?ean=978151214919 7... Continue Reading →
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