Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage

Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage
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ISBN-10 : 0262515253
ISBN-13 : 9780262515252
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Synopsis Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage by : Erwin Tomash

Written but never published during his lifetime, this memoir of the founding father of computing is an indispensable primary source of information about Babbage's personal character and work. It brings to light his astonishingly wide range of interests, from mathematics to political economy and social reform, and dispels the myth of an "irascible" and "eccentric" personality, helping to clarify Babbage's position in the history of science.Buxton's memoir was written between 1872 and 1880 and is volume 13 in the Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series for the History of Computing.

The Blind African Slave

The Blind African Slave
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780299201432
ISBN-13 : 0299201430
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Blind African Slave by : Jeffrey Brace

The Blind African Slave recounts the life of Jeffrey Brace (né Boyrereau Brinch), who was born in West Africa around 1742. Captured by slave traders at the age of sixteen, Brace was transported to Barbados, where he experienced the shock and trauma of slave-breaking and was sold to a New England ship captain. After fighting as an enslaved sailor for two years in the Seven Years War, Brace was taken to New Haven, Connecticut, and sold into slavery. After several years in New England, Brace enlisted in the Continental Army in hopes of winning his manumission. After five years of military service, he was honorably discharged and was freed from slavery. As a free man, he chose in 1784 to move to Vermont, the first state to make slavery illegal. There, he met and married an African woman, bought a farm, and raised a family. Although literate, he was blind when he decided to publish his life story, which he narrated to a white antislavery lawyer, Benjamin Prentiss, who published it in 1810. Upon his death in 1827, Brace was a well-respected abolitionist. In this first new edition since 1810, Kari J. Winter provides a historical introduction, annotations, and original documents that verify and supplement our knowledge of Brace's life and times.

Last of the Gladiators

Last of the Gladiators
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Publisher : Bancroft Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9781610882422
ISBN-13 : 1610882423
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Last of the Gladiators by : James M. LaRossa Jr.

He was a titan, standing taller than the Empire State Building. He was voted one of the “100 Smartest New Yorkers” and deemed by People Magazine and his peers one of the top half-dozen defense attorneys in the country. His was a household name, so when he died in 2014, the world’s leading newspapers ran lengthy obituaries of him. As an attorney, he was a warrior, a Roman gladiator, feared by prosecutors, respected by judges. He represented clients as notorious as mobsters Paul Castellano and Carlo Gambino, and as diverse as Ross Perot, Studio 54, Keith Hernandez, the New York Jets, MGM, Def Jam Records, and Columbian drug lords. He argued before the Supreme Court, and several times remade criminal law in ways that remain to this day. Of nearly 1000 cases he tried, he won more than 80 percent. He was described as a combination of Bob Hope and Darth Vader. He was superhuman, brilliant, charming, and unforgettable. He was trial lawyer Jimmy LaRossa, and they’ll never be another American lawyer quite like him. This is his story, Last of the Gladiators: A Memoir of Love, Redemption, and the Mob by his son, James LaRossa Jr.

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. - With Notices of His Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. - With Notices of His Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits
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Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781443737586
ISBN-13 : 1443737585
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. - With Notices of His Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits by : Nimrod

Memoirs Of The Life Of The Late John Mytton, Esq. With Notices Of His Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric And Extravagant Exploits. By Nimrod. Originally published in 1837. A cracking sporting memoir. Contents include: Pedigree of Mr. Mytton - With Whom Compared - The breaking up of his establishment at Halston - The author's allusion to a second edition of Mr. Mytton's life. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. READ COUNTRY BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

An Auto-biographical Memoir of Petrus Borchardus Borcherds, Esq. late Civil Commissioner of Cape Division ... Being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, etc

An Auto-biographical Memoir of Petrus Borchardus Borcherds, Esq. late Civil Commissioner of Cape Division ... Being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, etc
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Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0018636034
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Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis An Auto-biographical Memoir of Petrus Borchardus Borcherds, Esq. late Civil Commissioner of Cape Division ... Being a plain narrative of occurrences from early life to advanced age, etc by : Petrus Borchardus BORCHERDS

Memoirs

Memoirs
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Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106018220928
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Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Memoirs by : Royal Astronomical Society