The reason why he held this prestigious post yet failed to carry out the duties one would have expected of the holder, was that by this time he had become engrossed in what was to became the main passion of his life, namely the development of mechanical computers.
Ang dahilan kung bakit siya gaganapin ito prestihiyoso-post pa nabigo sa isagawa ang tungkulin ng isa ay inaasahan ng may-hawak, ay na sa pamamagitan ng mga oras na ito niya maging wiling-wili sa kung ano ay sa mga naging pangunahing pasyon ng kanyang buhay, namely ang pag-unlad ng makina computer .