JACQUARD'S WEB:HOW HAND-LOOM LED BIRTH INFO AGE PAPER: How a

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

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.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780192805782
ReleaseDate 2007-03-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780192805782

Country	USA
Brand	Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780192805782
ReleaseDate	2007-03-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	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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