History of the computer and the Jacquard loom

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The story of silk -- The silk industry in France -- The drawloom -- Jacquard and his loom -- Charles Babbage -- Ada Lovelace -- Herman Hollerith -- The birth of IBM -- Dawn of the computer age: Howard Aitken -- The evolution of computing -- Jacquard's legacy., Louise Eggleton. --, Includes bibliographic references., HIST 3900Y: Reading Course.