Charles Babbage and the engines of perfection /
Traces the life and work of the man whose nineteenth century inventions led to the development of the computer.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[1998]
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| Series: | Oxford portraits in science.
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| Summary: | Traces the life and work of the man whose nineteenth century inventions led to the development of the computer. |
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| Physical Description: | 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195089979 |