Author: Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: The Japan of Pure Invention
Author: Josephine D. LeePublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452915261
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
"The Japan of Pure Invention not only sheds new light on a seemingly familiar sold chestnut,' it raises new possibilities for understanding the endurance of orientalism in relation to both whiteness and blackness."-KAREN SHIMAKAWA, author of National Abjection: The Asian American Body Onstage --
Iolanthe, Or, The Peer and the Peri
Author: Arthur SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
When Computers Were Human
Author: David Alan GrierPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400849365
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Before Palm Pilots and iPods, PCs and laptops, the term "computer" referred to the people who did scientific calculations by hand. These workers were neither calculating geniuses nor idiot savants but knowledgeable people who, in other circumstances, might have become scientists in their own right. When Computers Were Human represents the first in-depth account of this little-known, 200-year epoch in the history of science and technology. Beginning with the story of his own grandmother, who was trained as a human computer, David Alan Grier provides a poignant introduction to the wider world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. His grandmother's casual remark, "I wish I'd used my calculus," hinted at a career deferred and an education forgotten, a secret life unappreciated; like many highly educated women of her generation, she studied to become a human computer because nothing else would offer her a place in the scientific world. The book begins with the return of Halley's comet in 1758 and the effort of three French astronomers to compute its orbit. It ends four cycles later, with a UNIVAC electronic computer projecting the 1986 orbit. In between, Grier tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides the reader through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. When Computers Were Human is the sad but lyrical story of workers who gladly did the hard labor of research calculation in the hope that they might be part of the scientific community. In the end, they were rewarded by a new electronic machine that took the place and the name of those who were, once, the computers.
Charlestown Navy Yard, Historic Resource Study, Volume 3 of 3, 2010
Author: W.S. Gilbert
Author: Sidney DarkPublisher: London : Methuen
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Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Secrets of a Savoyard
Author: Henry A. LyttonPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"The Secrets of a Savoyard" penned by Henry A. Lytton provides a charming and personal glimpse into the life and experiences of a Savoyard. With wit and warmth, Lytton's narrative captures the essence of being a Savoyard and the cultural nuances that define this group. From anecdotes to reflections, the author's engaging storytelling invites readers into a world that is both nostalgic and illuminating.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad
Author: Edward HungerfordPublisher: New York : Robert M. McBride
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad by Edward Hungerford, first published in 1922, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Libretto of All at sea
Author: Harvey Worthington LoomisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
History of the Genesee Country (Western New York)
Author: Lockwood Richard DotyPublisher:
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Category : Genesee region, New York
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description