The Premium was named after the mathematician Charles Babbage FRS (1791–1871), inventor of the Analytical Engine, a design for an early mechanical computer.
The IET now makes separate Premium Awards for papers in each of its journals,[8] named after the journal itself. This includes the IET Software Premium Award, the nearest equivalent to the Charles Babbage Premium Award.
References
^ a b"Charles Babbage Premium". Journal of the British Institution of Radio Engineers. 19 (1). British Institution of Radio Engineers: 132, 134. 1959. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^Webster, Valerie J., ed. (1999). "Charles Babbage Premium". Awards, Honors & Prizes. Vol. 2: International and Foreign. Gale Research. pp. 544, 547. ISBN 978-0787615024.
^Clifford, Graham D.; Sharp, Frank W. (1989). "Charles Babbage Premium". A Twentieth Century Professional Institution: The Story of I.E.R.E., 1925–1988. History of Technology series. Peter Peregrinus. p. 168. ISBN 978-0787615024.