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Untitled on Turing, Shannon, Wiener and Von Neumann: How Four Mathematicians Launched a Revolution That Isn't over Yet (Penguin Press Science)
George Dyson
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Description for Untitled on Turing, Shannon, Wiener and Von Neumann: How Four Mathematicians Launched a Revolution That Isn't over Yet (Penguin Press Science)
Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
George Dyson's fascinating account of the early years of computers: Turing's Cathedral is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. Led by the polymath emigre John von Neumann, they created the numerical framework that underpins almost all modern computing - and ensured that the world would never be the same again. ... Read more
George Dyson's fascinating account of the early years of computers: Turing's Cathedral is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. Led by the polymath emigre John von Neumann, they created the numerical framework that underpins almost all modern computing - and ensured that the world would never be the same again. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141015903
SKU
V9780141015903
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About George Dyson
George Dyson is a historian of technology whose interests include the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak. He is the author of Baidarka; Project Orion; and Darwin Among the Machines.
Reviews for Untitled on Turing, Shannon, Wiener and Von Neumann: How Four Mathematicians Launched a Revolution That Isn't over Yet (Penguin Press Science)
An engrossing and well-researched book that recounts an important chapter in the history of 20th-century computing
Evgeny Morozov
Observer
Brings to life a myriad cast of extraordinary characters, each of whom contributed to ushering in today's digital age
Daily Telegraph
Riveting . . . conveys the electrifying sense of possibility that the first computers unleashed ... Read more
Evgeny Morozov
Observer
Brings to life a myriad cast of extraordinary characters, each of whom contributed to ushering in today's digital age
Daily Telegraph
Riveting . . . conveys the electrifying sense of possibility that the first computers unleashed ... Read more