On The Economy Of Machinery And ManufacturesRead Books Ltd, 3 jun 2013 - 336 pagina's Charles Babbage is considered by many the father of computing, building the first programmable computer, his difference engine. This is a fascinating and readable account of how this genius saw that machinery could help improve the economy. |
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REGULATING POWER | |
REGISTERING OPERATIONS | |
OF THE IDENTITY OF THE WORK WHEN IT IS OF THE SAME KIND AND | |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR | |
Of Printing from Cavities Copperplate Printing 61 Engraving on Steel 62 | |
Principle on which large Factories are established 204 Transport of Materials | |
CHAPTER XII | |
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