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Jacquard Loom ... 1805 .. after Vaucanson .. perfecting the punched-card technique |
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The Revolt of the Silk Weavers,
1831, Lyons ...sabotage.. |
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The Luddite Unrest, Northern England,
1813-15 |
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Ada Lovelace, Queen of Numbers, "Analyst, Metaphysician, and Founder of Scientific Computing", London, (1815-1852) Ada Lovelace originated the concept of using binary numbers, a practice used in all modern computers. She also conceptually reconfigured the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine of Charles Babbage as as general purpose machines, as opposed to arithmetic calculcators. |
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Herman Hollerith , 1890 US Census --> racial profiling
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