Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AU9KNIA |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A genius anticipates Herman Hollerith of IBM card fame This is a most exciting book. It is full of interesting historical twists. For an engineer, it is must reading. I keep copies in my office to pass out to friends. It is that powerful! Don't miss it!. "computers made interesting" according to Heli. As the least technologically-minded person I know I bought this book because I wanted to find out what computers really are and how they've come to dominate our lives today. The book didn't disappoint. It performs the unlikely paradox of making computing interesting . "Humanising the machine" according to Anthony Adolph. James Essinger's book takes us on an amazing journey from Napoleonic France, through Victorian London and on to the otherwise bewildering offices of IBM and the other giants of the computer era.On a basic level, this is a very readable history of computers, from the
Tells one of the greatest stories of science: how a hand loom invented in Napoleonic France led to the birth of the modern computer age. This work traces the 200-year evolution of Jacquard's idea from the studios of 18th century weavers, through the Industrial Revolution to the development of hi-tech computers and the information age.