Turing's Cathedral
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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 'uni...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Turing's Cathedral af George Dyson
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. 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 émigré 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. 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. ''Unusual, wonderful, visionary'' Francis Spufford, Guardian''Fascinating . . the story Dyson tells is intensely human . . a gripping account of ideas and inventionFascinating . . the story Dyson tells is intensely human . . a gripping account of ideas and invention'' Jenny Uglow''Glorious . . as much a story of the personalities involved as of the discoveries they made, and you do not need any knowledge of computers or mathematics to enjoy the ride . . a ripping yarn'' John Gribbin, Literary Review
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN
9780141015903
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
432
Udgivelsesdato
28-02-2013
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2070881
EAN nr.
9780141015903
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
131
Bredde (mm)
198
Længde (mm)
26
Vægt (g)
366