This book is a new typesetting and construction of Ada Lovelace’s extensive notes on, along with her translation of, L. F. Menabrea’s Sketch of the Analytical Engine Invented by Charles Babbage, Esq. from 1843. Lovelace saw the profundity of the Analytical Engine’s potential, assessing the machine as capable of much more than its initial charge. In her Notes, Lovelace foresaw the incredible potential of reprogrammable machines, and of universal, symbolic computation – a century before we’d make the jump from fixed-program computers to reprogrammable ones.
Made by hand, one at a time. Ships in 3 – 4 weeks.
Edition details
Softcover diptych made by hand in-house. This book is entirely made with archival-quality materials and inks, and will patina like a paperback.
Cover: 100 lb natural cover made from 100% recycled fibers, with unique flecks in each one
Pages: Pigment-based archival ink in red and black on 70 lb natural paper, 102 pages + 1 fold-out diagram, secured with four bronze M5 Chicago screws
Dimensions: 24.7 cm × 14.6 cm × 1.6 cm
