t we wonder why he did not pursue electromechanical methods for his engines. Because he was a visionary who saw too far ahead of his time, he had fallen out of favor with the British government. He was an eccentric whose ideas were perhaps too revolutionary for his time. His love of mathematics and numbers and his trust in mathematical prediction caused him to want to quantify everything. He recorded all kinds of data with the hopes of statistically predicting and explaining every single natural phenomenon. He even explained and rationalized Christian dogma with statistics and logic.Although he was very accomplished, he died a disappointed man. He was never able to construct his calculating machines mainly because of the failure of the government to support his efforts with funding. He would not be appreciated for nearly one hundred years. ...
