Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Dasgupta, Subrata

ISBN 10: 0198733461 / ISBN 13: 9780198733461

Published by OUP Oxford, 2016

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1st edition. 144 pages. 7.00x4.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198733461
• ISBN 13: 9780198733461
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.13 kilograms

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Synopsis

While the development of Information Technology has been obvious to all, the underpinning computer science has been less apparent. Subrata Dasgupta provides a thought-provoking introduction to the field and its core principles, considering computer science as a science of symbol processing.

About the Author

Professor Subrata Dasgupta holds the Computer Science Trust Fund Eminent Scholar Chair in the School of Computing and Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was previously Dowty Professor of Computer Systems Engineering at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, and has held various visiting positions at universities including Oxford and Cambridge. He has written 14 books on topics of technology, science, and creativity, including It Began with Babbage: the genesis of computer science (OUP, 2014).