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Jacquard's Web

- How a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780192805782
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 316
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. marts 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 129x199x17 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 320 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 3. december 2024
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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.

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