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1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Originally published: 2004. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and 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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
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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Calculators. |
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Jacquard knitting machines.
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Jacquard knitting machines. |
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Information technology -- History.
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Information technology. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Essinger, James, 1957- Jacquard's web. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007, ©2004 9780192805782 0192805789 (OCoLC)266389467 |
ISBN |
9780191517259 (electronic book) |
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0191517259 (electronic book) |
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1281346543 |
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9781281346544 |
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9780192805782 (paperback) |
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0192805789 (paperback) |
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