Jacquard'S Web

How A Hand-Loom Led To The Birth Of The Information Age

by James Essinger
language: english
Publisher: Oxford University Press, March of 2007 ‧
OUT OF STOCK OR NOT AVAILABLE
Sell ​​your book
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

How A Hand-Loom Led To The Birth Of The Information Age

by James Essinger

Property Description
ISBN: 9780192805782
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: March of 2007
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 316
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780192805782