Jacquard's web: how a hand-loom led to the birth of the information age
Auteur :
Essinger, James
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192805782
Date de publication :
29 mars 2007
Dimensions :
19,6 x 12,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
241 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.