<P> In 2011, researchers in Britain proposed a multimillion - pound project, "Plan 28", to construct Babbage's Analytical Engine . Since Babbage's plans were continually being refined and were never completed, they intended to engage the public in the project and crowd - source the analysis of what should be built . It would have the equivalent of 675 bytes of memory, and run at a clock speed of about 7 Hz . They hope to complete it by the 150th anniversary of Babbage's death, in 2021 . </P> <P> Advances in MEMs and nanotechnology have led to recent high - tech experiments in mechanical computation . The benefits suggested include operation in high radiation or high temperature environments . These modern versions of mechanical computation were highlighted in The Economist in its special "end of the millennium" black cover issue in an article entitled "Babbage's Last Laugh". </P> <P> Due to his association with the town Babbage was chosen in 2007 to appear on the 5 Totnes pound note . An image of Babbage features in the British cultural icons section of the newly designed British passport in 2015 . </P> <P> On 25 July 1814, Babbage married Georgiana Whitmore at St. Michael's Church in Teignmouth, Devon; her sister Louisa married Edward Ryan . The couple lived at Dudmaston Hall, Shropshire (where Babbage engineered the central heating system), before moving to 5 Devonshire Street, London in 1815 . </P>

Who is known as the father of computing and why were his machines unsuccessful