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Jacquard's Web How a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age

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Auteur:	Essinger, James
Titel:	Jacquard's Web How a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age
Uitgever:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780192805782
Land van oorsprong:	United Kingdom
Prijs:	€ 15.94
Verschijningsdatum:	29-03-2007
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Popular science
Geillustreerd:	30 halftones
Dewey code:	509

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	316
Hoogte mm.:	199
Breedte mm.:	129
Dikte mm.:	17
Gewicht gr.:	320

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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.