title: From Babbage to Babcock
subtitle: "Or: I like pipes. And cooling. And oh no."
slug: babbage-to-babcock
status: published
publication: Frog in (n) Ponds
canonical_url: https://froginnponds.substack.com/p/from-babbage-to-babcock
published_at: 2026-05-05T22:53:21Z
updated_at: 2026-05-06T00:06:41Z
primary_category: computational-infrastructure
subcategories:
  - thermodynamic-witness
  - babcock-matrix
  - reservoir-substrates
  - privacy-preserving-infrastructure
topics:
  - Babbage
  - Babcock
  - Babcock Matrix
  - coolant loops
  - hospital steam
  - hydraulic analog computing
  - reservoir computing
  - SCADA
  - screaming infrastructure
  - thermodynamic witness
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