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Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe /

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Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave the world computers, digital television, modern genetics, and models of stellar evolution. In other words, compute...

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Main Author: Dyson, George, 1953-
Corporate Authors: Random House Audio Publishing, Books on Tape, Inc
Other Authors: Morey, Arthur
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Random House Audio : Books on Tape, [2012]
Subjects:
Computers > History.
Turing machines.
Computable functions.
Random access memory.
Von Neumann, John, > 1903-1957.
Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954.
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Summary:Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave the world computers, digital television, modern genetics, and models of stellar evolution. In other words, computer code.
Item Description:Subtitle from container.
Compact discs.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:13 sound discs (16 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9780307969064
0307969061