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The Cogwheel Brain
By
Doron Swade
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Publication date
April 13, 2000
Pages
352
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780316648479
ISBN-10
0316648477
Dimensions
0.10 by 0.10 by 0.10 in.
Weight
1.41 lbs.
Original list price
$48.45
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In 1821, Charles Babbage set upon building a machine that would carry out complex mathematical calculations without human intervention. The only technology to which he had access for this was the cogwheel escapement found in clocks. This is the story of his lifelong bid to construct his machine.
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