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Ring Jacquard Knitting Beanie-Black W31S16F

Price: $19.99

Product Description

This chunky wool beanie with underhanded earflaps and distinctive Himalayan style will keep you well insulated from the unresponsive of winter. Constructed out of 1 panel of thick, medium knit together knit, for a stretchy fit, the hat is fully lined in a puny fleece fabric, for added insulation and security. The hat is woven with bands of beautiful geometric patterns on the sovereign, with triangular earflaps with braided ties at the ends for bond. The top of the hat is finished off with a cute pom-pom of wool. Hand cleanse this durable hat in cold water to keep it looking new. Cartridge made of 100% wool, Fully lined with unmanly fleece. 10 inches wide, 8 inches occult crown. Hand washable. ONE SIZE fits most, from baby to adult. Available in Off White, Black, Foggy, Sage and Brown. Made in Nepal.

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Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age

List Price: $22.00 Price: $9.70 You Save: $12.30 (56%)

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Circuits from silk? Today's technophiles undoubtedly have no idea how much today's computer technology owes to the fantasy of one ingenuous textile manufacturer in nineteenth-century France. Here, controller storyteller James Essinger shows through a series of surprising and meticulously researched historical connections how the Jacquard play a big kick-started a process of scientific growing which would lead directly to the development of the modern computer.
Jacquard's 1804 falsehood, a loom which used punch cards with stored instructions for weaving original patterns and designs, enabled the master silk-weavers of Lyons to dodge fabrics 25 times faster than the match. Here, Essinger reveals the plethora of extraordinary links between that modernization in weaving and today's computer age, introducing us to the intriguing and colorful people who paved the way. The enlist concludes by bringing the story completely up-to-era with the latest developments in the World Wide Web and the fascinating exception of artificial intelligence.
Attractively illustrated and compellingly narrated, Jacquard's Web presents an eye-pit and scarcely known history that will prove fascinating to readers of popularized science, especially those interested in the history of subject, technology, and computing, as well as professional scientists, historians, and students.

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Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age

List Price: $17.00

Product Description

Circuits from silk? Today's technophiles presumably have no idea how much today's computer technology owes to the gismo of one ingenuous textile manufacturer in nineteenth-century France. Here, instructor storyteller James Essinger shows through a series of rare and meticulously researched historical connections how the Jacquard an important role kick-started a process of scientific formation which would lead directly to the development of the modern computer.
Jacquard's 1804 fib, a loom which used punch cards with stored instructions for weaving distinct patterns and designs, enabled the master silk-weavers of Lyons to unite fabrics 25 times faster than the match. Here, Essinger reveals the plethora of extraordinary links between that invention in weaving and today's computer age, introducing us to the intriguing and colorful people who paved the way. The ticket concludes by bringing the story completely up-to-tryst with the latest developments in the World Wide Web and the fascinating occasion of artificial intelligence.
Attractively illustrated and compellingly narrated, Jacquard's Web presents an eye-foot in the door and scarcely known history that will prove fascinating to readers of in vogue science, especially those interested in the history of method, technology, and computing, as well as professional scientists, historians, and students.

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