Analytical engine

The analytical engine was a self-reprogramming machine designed and built by Charles Babbage in the 1800s. Ada Byron nicknamed it the Clockwork Ouroboros.

Babbage developed the analytical engine as a more advanced version of his difference engine. However, he tried and failed to garner government funding for the project. In 1834, the Star Chamber learned of Babbage's research and commissioned him to build the engine so it could run the Musical Offering and penetrate the Eleven-Day Empire. After it was completed, the machine was moved on 1 October to the physical Star Chamber beneath the Houses of Parliament. There it was activated, beginning the Clockwork Ouroboros affair. (PROSE: The Book of the War)