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Martin Davis
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
October 1, 2000
Pages
257
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780393047851
ISBN-10
0393047857
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$45.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A pioneer in computer development chronicles the history of the machine, and the software that makes it tick, elucidating the core principles driving every calculation, stored record, and mouse click.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description:
One of the world's pioneers in the development of computer science offers a mesmerizing history of computers.
Computers are everywhere today--at work, in the bank, in artist's studios, sometimes even in our pockets--yet they remain to many of us objects of irreducible mystery. How can today's computers perform such a bewildering variety of tasks if computing is just glorified arithmetic? The answer, as Martin Davis lucidly illustrates, lies in the fact that computers are essentially engines of logic. Their hardware and software embody concepts developed over centuries by logicians such as Leibniz, Boole, and Godel, culminating in the amazing insights of Alan Turing. The Universal Computer traces the development of these concepts by exploring with captivating detail the lives and work of the geniuses who first formulated them. Readers will come away with a revelatory understanding of how and why computers work and how the algorithms within them came to be.Editions
Hardcover
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (October 1, 2000)
9780393047851 | details & prices | 257 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Chronicles the history and development of computers and the software that makes them tick, explaining the core principles driving every calculation, stored record, and mouse click.
About: Chronicles the history and development of computers and the software that makes them tick, explaining the core principles driving every calculation, stored record, and mouse click.
Paperback
from A K Peters Ltd (December 13, 2011)
9781466505193 | details & prices | 224 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $33.95
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