The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work (Revised) (Science Masters) - Tapa blanda

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Hillis, W. Daniel

 
9780465066933: The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work (Revised) (Science Masters)
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ISBN 10: 0465066933 ISBN 13: 9780465066933
Editorial: Basic Books, 2015

Sinopsis

Most people are baffled by how computers work and assume that they will never understand them. What they don't realize,and what Daniel Hillis's short book brilliantly demonstrates,is that computers'seemingly complex operations can be broken down into a few simple parts that perform the same simple procedures over and over again. Computer wizard Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operations of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle.Avoiding technobabble or discussions of advanced hardware, the lucid explanations and colourful anecdotes in The Pattern on the Stone go straight to the heart of what computers really do. Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms, and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today,quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing systems.Written clearly and succinctly by one of the world's leading computer scientists, The Pattern on the Stone is an indispensable guide to understanding the workings of that most ubiquitous and important of machines: the computer.

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As an MIT graduate student, W. Daniel Hillis designed the first practical massively parallel computer, the Connection Machine, and in 1983 co-founded the world-famous Thinking Machines Corporation to produce and market this device. The co-founder of the Long Now Foundation, Applied Minds, Applied Invention, and other technology companies, Hillis lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Editorial
Basic Books
Año de publicación
2015
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ISBN 10 
0465066933
ISBN 13 
9780465066933
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Número de páginas
191
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ISBN 10:  0465025951 ISBN 13:  9780465025954
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