JACQUARD'S WEB:HOW HAND-LOOM LED BIRTH INFO AGE PAPER: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age - Couverture souple

ESSINGER, James

 
9780192805782: JACQUARD'S WEB:HOW HAND-LOOM LED BIRTH INFO AGE PAPER: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age
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ISBN 10 : 0192805789 ISBN 13 : 9780192805782
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Circuits from silk? Today's technophiles probably have no idea how much today's computer technology owes to the invention of one ingenuous textile manufacturer in nineteenth-century France. Here, master storyteller James Essinger shows through a series of remarkable and meticulously researched historical connections how the Jacquard loom kick-started a process of scientific evolution which would lead directly to the development of the modern computer.Jacquard's 1804 invention, a loom which used punch cards with stored instructions for weaving different patterns and designs, enabled the master silk-weavers of Lyons to weave fabrics 25 times faster than the competition. Here, Essinger reveals the plethora of extraordinary links between that innovation in weaving and today's computer age, introducing us to the intriguing and colorful people who paved the way. The book concludes by bringing the story completely up-to-date with the latest developments in the World Wide Web and the fascinating phenomenon of artificial intelligence.Attractively illustrated and compellingly narrated, Jacquard's Web presents an eye-opening and scarcely known history that will prove fascinating to readers of popular science, especially those interested in the history of science, technology, and computing, as well as professional scientists, historians, and students.

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À propos de l?auteur

James Essinger is a writer with a particluar interest in the history of ideas that have had a practical impact on the modern world. He is currently working on a novel about Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace and on a popular history of the written word.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0192805789
ISBN 13 
9780192805782
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
315
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780192805775: Jacquard's Web: How A Hand-Loom Led To The Birth Of The Information Age

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ISBN 10 :  0192805770 ISBN 13 :  9780192805775
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2005
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