"Whenever a man can get hold of numbers, they are invaluable: if correct, they assist in informing his own mind, but they are still more useful in deluding the minds of others. Numbers are the masters of the weak, but the slaves of the strong."
Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, inventor, and mechanical engineer often called a father of the computer. He designed the Difference Engine and later the Analytical Engine, foundational concepts in computing history. His work influenced later developments in programmable machines.