"Edition of 16, of which 8 are deluxe copies."--Descriptive enclosure. Issued in a clamshell box, cloth-covered with punch card on top lid and title on spine; ribbon lifts. Library copy is 12/16. IaU
Contents:
Enumerations [volume] (19 x 9 cm) -- Enumerations [descriptive enclosure] -- A primer [volume] (11 x 8 cm) -- [2 floppy discs, 3 1/2 in., wrapped in mylar] -- Slide rule card -- Tab : Trigonometry [printed on 16 vintage computer punchcards, wrapped in mylar] --- [Artist's rendering of computer circuits] (thread and beads on card, 9 x 9 cm).
Summary:
"The text of Enumerations is the Note in which Ada Lovelace, mathematically trained daughter of Lord Byron, describes Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. This first computer was based on Jacquard looms and the Note references a specific encyclopedia article on loom technology. The book is digitally printed onto unused computer punch cards from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, in New Mexico ... The trigonometry imagery is from Cyclopædia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Ephraim Chambers, London, 1728. The trigonometry screenprints in the book were printed on vintage graph paper. The deluxe copies of Enumerations contain representations of different forms of memory associated with the development of computing: A full suite of trigonometry screenprints printed onto used computer punch cards ... A slide rule can be considered a form of external memory, an early computer ... The enclosed slide rules were constructed based on twentieth century card slide rules using logarithmic tables designed by John J.G. Savard ... Embroidery samplers based on magnetic core memory diagrams demonstrate the bridge of textiles and computers ... The diskettes enclosed contain programs related to engineering, computer science, and the humanities, representing the broad range of uses to which computers are now applied. A booklet providing a primer on base 10, binary, hexadecimal, and Roman numeral counting systems is illustrated with a range of colors, defined by their hexadecimal code, which is then translated into base ten and binary forms"-- Artist's website, retrieved March 21, 2019. http://www.gibbsbookbinding.com/artbooks
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1101905936
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.