The first volume concentrates on early texts which first defined and clarified the approach to management, such as Robert Owen's address To the Superintendants of Manufactories. Owen's insistence that the volume and quality of a worker's output were influenced by the conditions of the total environment, shaped the direction of management theory. Selections from Henry Metcalfe on the science of administration, Henry Laurence Gantt introducing the concept of motivation and Henry Robinson Towne on the importance of an organized exchange of experience among managers, made equally valid...
The first volume concentrates on early texts which first defined and clarified the approach to management, such as Robert Owen's address To the Superi...
Charles Babbage, considered the founding father of the computer, was a key figure during a great era of British history. Best remembered for his pioneering work on analytical and difference engines, the forerunners of the modern computer, Babbage was also an active campaigner for reform in both science and society. Babbage's wide-ranging interests ran from economic theory and statistics, to lighthouse signalling and postal services. His book, Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and Some of its Causes (1830) reflected his attempts to reorganize and control the conduct of...
Charles Babbage, considered the founding father of the computer, was a key figure during a great era of British history. Best remembered for his pione...
In this famous book, first published in 1832, Charles Babbage (1791 1871), the mathematician, philosopher, engineer and inventor who originated the concept of a programmable computer, surveys manufacturing practices and discusses the political, moral and economic factors affecting them. The book met with hostility from the publishing industry on account of Babbage's analysis of the manufacture and sale of books. Babbage describes the many different printing processes of the time, analyses the costs of book production and explains the publication process, before discussing the 'too large'...
In this famous book, first published in 1832, Charles Babbage (1791 1871), the mathematician, philosopher, engineer and inventor who originated the co...
The famous and prolific nineteenth-century mathematician, engineer and inventor Charles Babbage (1791 1871) was an early pioneer of computing. He planned several calculating machines, but none was built in his lifetime. On his death his youngest son, Henry P. Babbage, was charged with the task of completing an unfinished volume of papers on the machines, which was finally published in 1889 and is reissued here. The papers, by a variety of authors, were collected from journals including The Philosophical Magazine, The Edinburgh Review and Scientific Memoirs. They relate to the construction and...
The famous and prolific nineteenth-century mathematician, engineer and inventor Charles Babbage (1791 1871) was an early pioneer of computing. He plan...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
Regarded as a crackpot by his contemporaries and a genius by modern scientists, Charles Babbage (1792 1871) was the true discoverer of the principles on which all modern computing machines are based. His achievements have been virtually forgotten, but this compilation of his writings, in addition to those of several of his contemporaries, illuminates his pioneering work. Part I consists of selections from Babbage's long-out-of-print autobiography, "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, " in which he recounts the pursuit of his dreams and remarks on noteworthy acquaintances, including...
Regarded as a crackpot by his contemporaries and a genius by modern scientists, Charles Babbage (1792 1871) was the true discoverer of the principles ...
Charles Babbage (1791 1871), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, is best remembered as the pioneer of computing technology, but he also made significant contributions to mathematics, mechanical engineering, philosophy and political economy. This book, first published in 1851, is an example of his active and effective campaigning for the role of scientists and the place of science, technology and technical education in society. Ahead of his time, Babbage was critical of government and the scientific community for not valuing science and technology in education. The...
Charles Babbage (1791 1871), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, is best remembered as the pioneer of computing technology, b...
