Featured Books: Ada’s Algorithm, by James Essinger; and It Began with Babbage, by Subrata Dasgupta. Two new books look at the history of the computer – the invention that would usher in the modern age.

Featured Books: Ada’s Algorithm, by James Essinger; and It Began with Babbage, by Subrata Dasgupta. Two new books look at the history of the computer – the invention that would usher in the modern age.

BookLab 010: Ada's Algorithm and It Began with Babbage

From neurons to nanotech and from quarks to the cosmos, BookLab is the podcast that puts science books under the microscope!  Join hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter for a look at the latest in popular science writing: what's new, what's hot, and what you ought to be reading right now.

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From neurons to nanotech and from quarks to the cosmos, BookLab is the podcast that puts science books under the microscope! Join hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter for a look at the latest in popular science writing: what's new, what's hot, and what you ought to be reading right now.

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