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Author Essinger, James, 1957-

Title Jacquard's web : how a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age / by James Essinger.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note 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.
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Subject Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834.
Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834.
Computing -- History.
Calculators.
Calculators.
Jacquard knitting machines.
Jacquard knitting machines.
Information technology -- History.
Information technology.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Essinger, James, 1957- Jacquard's web. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007, ©2004 9780192805782 0192805789 (OCoLC)266389467
ISBN 9780191517259 (electronic book)
0191517259 (electronic book)
1281346543
9781281346544
9780192805782 (paperback)
0192805789 (paperback)