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1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations |
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List of illustrations; 1 The engraving that wasn't; 2 A better mousetrap; 3 The son of a master-weaver; 4 The Emperor's new clothes; 5 From weaving to computing; 6 The Difference Engine; 7 The Analytical Engine; 8 A question of faith and funding; 9 The lady who loved the Jacquard loom; 10 A crisis with the American Census; 11 The first Jacquard looms that wove information; 12 The birth of IBM; 13 The Thomas Watson phenomenon; 14 Howard Aiken dreams of a computer; 15 IBM and the Harvard Mark 1; 16 Weaving at the speed of light; 17 The future; Appendix 1: Charles Babbage's vindication |
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Appendix 2: Ada Lovelace's letter to Charles Babbage, 14 August 1843Appendix 3: How the Jacquard loom worked; Acknowledgements; Notes on sources; Bibliography; Index; |
| Summary |
Jacquard's Web tells one of the greatest untold stories of science: how a hand loom invented in Napoleonic France led to the birth of the modern computer age. James Essinger, a master storyteller, 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 today. - ;Jacquard's Web is the story of some of the most ingenious inventors the world has ever known, a fascinating account of how a hand-loom invented in Napoleonic France led to the development of the modern in |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834.
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Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834 |
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Computing -- History
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Calculators.
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Jacquard knitting machines.
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Information technology -- History
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calculators.
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COMPUTERS -- History.
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Calculators
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Information technology
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Jacquard knitting machines
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191517259 |
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0191517259 |
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1281346543 |
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9781281346544 |
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9786611346546 |
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6611346546 |
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0192805770 |
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9780192805775 |
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