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When Computers Were Human
David Alan Grier
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When Computers Were Human
David Alan Grier
Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration.
424 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 16, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691133829 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 233 × 23 mm · 622 g |
| Language | English |
