It Began with Babbage: The Genesis of Computer Science - Tapa dura

Dasgupta, Subrata

 
9780199309412: It Began with Babbage: The Genesis of Computer Science
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ISBN 10: 0199309418 ISBN 13: 9780199309412
Editorial: OXFORD UNIV PR, 2014

Sinopsis

As a field, computer science occupies a unique scientific space, in that its subject matter can exist in both physical and abstract realms. An artifact such as software is both tangible and not, and must be classified as something in between, or "liminal." The study and production of liminal artifacts allows for creative possibilities that are, and have been, possible only in computer science.
In It Began With Babbage, Subrata Dasgupta examines the unique history of computer science in terms of its creative innovations, spanning back to Charles Babbage in 1819. Since all artifacts of computer science are conceived with a use in mind, the computer scientist is not concerned with the natural laws that govern disciplines like physics or chemistry; the computer scientist is more concerned with the concept of purpose. This requirement lends itself to a type of creative thinking that, as Dasgupta shows us, has exhibited itself throughout the history of computer science. From Babbage's Difference Engine, through the Second World War, to the establishment of the term "Computer Science" in 1956, It Began With Babbage traces a lively and complete history of computer science.

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Acerca del autor

Subrata Dasgupta holds a Ph.D in computer science from the University of Alberta. He is a scholar, writer, and professor whose work focuses on the nature of creativity across a variety of fields, most notably computer science. He is the author of fourteen books, including Technology and Creativity (OUP USA , 1996)

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Editorial
OXFORD UNIV PR
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0199309418
ISBN 13 
9780199309412
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
342
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