The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing

Computers are everywhere today--at work, in the bank, in artist's studios, sometimes even in our pockets--yet they...
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Author: Martin Davis
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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing by Davis, Martin

The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing

BD$71.96

The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing

BD$71.96
Author: Martin Davis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Martin Davis, Martin David
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/17/2000
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.32w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780393047851


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/09/2000 pg. 84
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1656
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 20

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