Joseph Clement: The man who built the difference engine

Curator Ben Russell reveals the story behind Joseph Clement through the notes Clement wrote as a teenager. A self-taught engineer, Clement became in-demand as a precision engineer, building the intricate Difference Engine for Charles Babbage. Clement died on 28 February 1844.

See Clement's notebook in more detail: https://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/documents/aa110101934/a-notebook-which-appears-to-have-been-written-by-joseph-clement-as-a-boy

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