The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World
David Berlinski
ISBN 10: 0151003386 ISBN 13: 9780151003389
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000
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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.
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Title: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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