Historedia
Person

Joseph Clement

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1822–1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Clement, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Charles Babbage proposes the difference engine

    1822–1842

    Role: new_person_candidate: machinist brought in to implement the prototype difference engine design in 1823

    1. 14 June 1822 · Royal Astronomical SocietyAnnouncement to Royal Astronomical Society

      Babbage announced his invention in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society on 14 June 1822.

    2. 1823 · British GovernmentInitial Government Funding

      The British government provided £1700 to Babbage in 1823 to start work on the difference engine.

    3. 1842 · British GovernmentAbandonment of Construction

      The British government abandoned the project in 1842 after Babbage spent over £17,000 without a working engine.

Sources

  1. Charles Babbage Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02