Jacquard's Web
How a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age
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Publisher Description
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.
GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2004
28 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
316
Pages
PUBLISHER
OUP Oxford
SIZE
9.6
MB