The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing - Tapa dura

Davis, Martin; David, Martin

 
9780393047851: The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing
Tapa dura
ISBN 10: 0393047857 ISBN 13: 9780393047851
Editorial: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

Sinopsis

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.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Reseña del editor

How do today's computers perform such a wide variety of tasks? Davis illustrates how the answer lies in the fact that computers are essentially engines of logic. Their hardware and software embodies concepts developed by logicians sugh as Gottfried Leibniz, Kurt Godel and Alan Turing.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
W. W. Norton & Company
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0393047857
ISBN 13 
9780393047851
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
270
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9781466505193: The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  1466505192 ISBN 13:  9781466505193
Editorial: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2011
Tapa blanda