Book Review by John Weller James Essinger Oxford University Press ISBN 0192805770 Arguably the first programmable machine was a loom built by the son of a French silk worker in Lyons. Lyons was the capital of the silk industry in France and produced much fine fabric; amongst their products were fine tapestries showing detailed pictures [...]
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January 23rd, 2009 by bgt, No Comments
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