Glory and Failure: The Difference Engines of Johann M Ller, Charles Babbage, and Georg and Edvard Sheutz
(Part of the History of Computing Series)
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This book is the first to provide a unified picture of the difference engines that were the mechanical predecessors of today's digital computer, to emphasize them as part of the history of numerical tables, and to give equal weight to the technical and social aspects of their creation.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262121468
ISBN13:9780262121460
Release Date:June 1990
Publisher:MIT Press (MA)
Length:414 Pages
Weight:2.31 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 7.4" x 10.4"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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