The universal computer the road from Leibniz to Turing
The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and di...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL
CRC Press
2012
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| Edition: | Turing centenary ed |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and discoveries of seven remarkable mathematicians. It tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the computer age -- the logicians. The story begins with Leibniz in the 17th century and then focuses on Boole, Frege, Cantor, Hilbert, and Godel, before turning to Turing. Turing's analysis of algorithmic pro |
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| Item Description: | "An A K Peters Book." |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 224 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781466505209 9781138413931 1466505206 |