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The Difference Engine: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer
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Doron Swade and
Charles Babbage
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Viking Pr
Publication date
August 1, 2001
Pages
342
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670910205
ISBN-10
0670910201
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer. 22,500 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In 1821, Charles Babbage was reviewing a set of mathematical tables with a colleague in preparation for a scientific presentation when, after finding a wealth of errors, he exclaimed in frustration, "I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam!" With this outburst, Babbage began to envision an end to human errors in the numerical tables upon which finance, trade, science, and navigation relied. The Difference Engine is the fascinating story of his heroic quest, against all odds, to build the first computing machine more than one hundred years before the modern computer we use today was invented.
Set against the politics and science of the explosive early Victorian era, The Difference Engine is a thrilling tale of Babbage's exuberant determination. Like Longitude, The Difference Engine is a fascinating portrait of the human story behind a pivotal moment in history and one of the most influential inventions of our time.
Set against the politics and science of the explosive early Victorian era, The Difference Engine is a thrilling tale of Babbage's exuberant determination. Like Longitude, The Difference Engine is a fascinating portrait of the human story behind a pivotal moment in history and one of the most influential inventions of our time.
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Hardcover
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With Charles Babbage |
from Viking Pr (August 1, 2001)
9780670910205 | details & prices | 342 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
from Diane Pub Co (March 1, 2000); titled "Difference Engine: Charles Babbage And The Quest To Build The First Computer"
9780756776169 | details & prices | 342 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $25.00
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (November 1, 2002)
9780142001448 | details & prices | 624 pages | 4.75 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
About: A portrait of early nineteenth-century mathematician Charles Babbage describes his efforts to construct the first computing machine more than one century before the invention of the modern computer.
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