History of the computer and the Jacquard loom: HIST 3900

    Item Description
    Type
    Genre
    Contributors
    Creator (cre): Eggleton, Louise
    Supporting host (sht): Lang Pioneer Village
    Date Issued
    2011
    Date (Unspecified)
    2011
    Language
    Table Of Contents

    The story of silk -- The silk industry in France -- The drawloom -- Jacquard and his loom -- Charles Babbage -- Ada Lovelace -- Herman Hollerith -- The birth of IBM -- Dawn of the computer age: Howard Aitken -- The evolution of computing -- Jacquard's legacy.

    Extent
    32 pages ; 29 x 24 cm.
    Rights
    Copyright is held by the author(s), with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
    Dewey Classification
    4.03
    Local Identifier
    TCRC Project ID: 4129
    Note

    Louise Eggleton. --

    Includes bibliographic references.

    HIST 3900Y: Reading Course.