When computers were human
Auteur :
Grier, David Alan
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691133829
Date de publication :
16 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
608 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration.