The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World

Berlinski, David

ISBN 10: 0151003386 / ISBN 13: 9780151003389

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151003386
• ISBN 13: 9780151003389
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A history of the development of the computer focuses on the people whose innovative mathematical work in algorithms and codes made the computer a reality, discussing its beginnings with Liebnitz and profiling unsung geniuses like G÷del and Turing. 50,000 first printing. First serial, Harpers. BOMC.

About the Author

David Berlinski is the author of three novels and four works of nonfiction, most recently the bestselling A Tour of the Calculus. Berlinski received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and is a regular contributor to Commentary; his essays on Darwinism and the Big Bang have become famous; he also writes for Forbes ASAP. He lives in San Francisco.