This book is a seminal work of 19th-century British economic and social thought. Author Charles Babbage was a pioneering computer scientist and mathematician, as well as a keen observer of the changing world around him. In The Exposition of 1851, he offers a sweeping analysis of the state of British industry and government, with an eye towards the future. Babbage's insights and predictions are remarkable in their prescience, and his writing style is crisp, clear, and compelling.

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