The universal computer : the road from Leibniz to Turing /
The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and di...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
©2012.
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| Edition: | Turing centenary ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and discoveries of seven remarkable mathematicians. It tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the computer age -- the logicians. The story begins with Leibniz in the 17th century and then focuses on Boole, Frege, Cantor, Hilbert, and Godel, before turning to Turing. Turing's analysis of algorithmic pro. |
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| Item Description: | "An A K Peters Book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781466505209 1466505206 9781138413931 1138413933 |