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Wooden Computer Invented in North Devon was the newspaper headline that prompted me to immerse myself in a wealth of dusty archives in search of Thomas Fowler, Great Torrington's forgotten genius. I will be giving a presentation on the extraordinary story that emerged at the launch of my book on Fowler - The Power of Three.
Join me at 3pm on Saturday 25th June at the Plough, Great Torrington for this free event. |
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The Power of Three
One of the original pioneers of the computer was born over 200 years ago in Great Torrington in the West of England. His name was Thomas Fowler.
This book reveals the pride and passion of a charismatic self-taught inventor who was determined to succeed despite his humble origins and unorthodox path to mathematical brilliance It is a story of stunning resilience and ingenuity in the face of professional prejudice, betrayal and heart-breaking twists of fate. It is a story of an invention destined to re-write the history of computing. ISBN 978-0-9568709-5-7 Paperback £9.99 
The Power of Three
Thomas Fowler, Devon's Forgotten Genius
£ 9.99 |
"Computers might have changed history and our world almost a century sooner had the ideas of Fowler been understood and adopted by Babbage."
Dr Ralph Merkle, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, California. "Fowler's calculator was in certain respects vastly more promising than Babbage's." Dr Doron Swade MBE. Previously Assistant Director and Head of Collections at the Science Museum, London. |
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