Heims Steve (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. (NAP). Cloth-covered boards, signature-sewn, in dustjacket. Indexed. A clean and attractive copy, bound in real cloth. Strong binding and hinges. No marks to text. ***Spine lean***. Unclipped dustjacket has some edge-creasing at & near spine, else little wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. B & W And Color Photos (illustrator). Volume 26 Number 1. Copyright Date: 1995 Sm Quarto, , PP.82,

Condition: Bueno. : Este libro, escrito por Steve J. Heims, es una biografía conjunta de John von Neumann y Norbert Wiener, dos figuras clave en el desarrollo de la informática y la cibernética. Publicado por Salvat en 1986, este tomo explora sus vidas, trabajos y el impacto que tuvieron en la ciencia y la tecnología del siglo XX. Es una obra esencial para comprender la historia de la computación y el pensamiento científico moderno. EAN: 9788434582279 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: J. Von Neumann y N. Wiener (2) Autor: Steve J. Heims Editorial: Biblioteca Salvat Grandes Biografias Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 359 Formato: tapa blanda.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends, minor foxing starting to the head of the text block, and a couple small smudges to the first pages. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has bumps with slight creasing to the spine ends and corners, some rubbing to the covers, and faint sunning to the spine and edges.

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 197 páginas.

Condition: Aceptable. : Este libro, escrito por Steve J. Heims, explora las vidas y el trabajo de John von Neumann y Norbert Wiener, dos figuras clave en el desarrollo de la informática y la cibernética. Publicado por Salvat, este primer tomo ofrece una biografía conjunta de estos dos influyentes científicos, analizando sus contribuciones y su impacto en el mundo moderno. EAN: 9788434582262 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: J. Von Neumann y N. Wiener Autor: Steve J. Heims Editorial: VOXRAMES, LLC Idioma: es Páginas: 197 Formato: tapa blanda.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good +. 547pp. Large trade paperback, reading crease in spine edge, owner name on front end page, no markings in text, index, chapter notes, b&w photos, Biographies of John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener who were mathematician-scientists, both child prodigies born near the turn of the century. As young men each made profound contributions to abstract mathematics,

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bueno. Heims, Steve J. J. Von Neumann y N. Wiener 2 Tomos. España, Biblioteca Salvat de Grandes Biografías, 1986. Características: Rústica en buen estado. 360 pp. (20 x 13 cms.). Peso: 490 grs. (6985 NVO).

Moderate surface wear to covers with rubbing and light creasing. Vertical crease to front cover. Edge and corner wear present. Interior pages clean and unmarked with light toning. Binding sound. Scholarly and highly regarded dual biography of two of the twentieth century's most influential scientific minds: John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener. Steve J. Heims explores the intellectual, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of their work, tracing the development of modern computing, cybernetics, and systems theory against the backdrop of World War II and the early Cold War. The book examines von Neumann's central role in game theory, computing architecture, and nuclear strategy, alongside Wiener's foundational contributions to cybernetics and human-machine communication. A thoughtful and accessible study of the intersection between mathematics, technology, and society, and an important work in the history of science and computing. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. SCI 1a.

Condition: Bueno. Salvat. Tapa blanda. Cubierta deslucida. 20 cm. Firma anterior propietario. Pasillo 6. Bueno.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

360pgs.19x13. Rústica.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. Just the previous owner's stamp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 159 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Bueno. 13 x 20cm. 197 pp. Hojas tostadas por el paso del tiempo. Tapa blanda ilustrada en B/N y color. **RECOMENDADO: Envío Certificado (sólo 2,90 euros, con número de seguimiento). Así evitarás posibles retrasos o pérdidas por parte de la empresa de reparto. (Con el envío ordinario, Correos suele dejar un aviso en el buzón para recoger el paquete en oficina, y pueden producirse retrasos importantes, incluso pérdidas, especialmente durante el Black Friday, Navidad o las vacaciones de verano). Tapa blanda ilustrada en B/N y color.

Hardback, 16x23.5cm, 334pp. Very good condition (light wear; faded edges) in good dustwrapper (general wear and scuff marks; faded spine and edges; 3cm tear and old tape repair at back upper edge; 3mm tear at front lower edge). ISBN: 0262082004.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1982 MIT paperback. Average external wear, textblock edges foxed, pages lightly yellowed with an occasional minor blemish, binding intact with slight creasing to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xii, 1 leaf, 334 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, without dust jacket. 'This is the engaging story of a moment of transformation in the human sciences, a detailed account of a remarkable group of people who met regularly from 1946 to 1953 to explore the possibility of using scientific ideas that had emerged in the war years (cybernetics, information theory, computer theory) as a basis for interdisciplinary alliances. The Macy Conferences on Cybernetics, as they came to be called, included such luminaries as Norbert Wiener, John von Neumann, Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson, Warren McCulloch, Walter Pitts, Kurt Lewin, F. S. C. Northrop, Molly Harrower, and Lawrence Kubie, who thought and argued together about such topics as insanity, vision, circular causality, language, the brain as a digital machine, and how to make wise decisions. Heims, who met and talked with many of the participants, portrays them not only as thinkers but as human beings. His account examines how the conduct and content of research are shaped by the society in which it occurs and how the spirit of the times, in this case a mixture of postwar confidence and cold-war paranoia, affected the thinking of the cybernetics group. He uses the meetings to explore the strong influence elite groups can have in establishing connections and agendas for research and provides a firsthand took at the emergence of paradigms that were to become central to the new fields of artificial intelligence and cognitive science. In his joint biography of John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener, Heims offered a challenging interpretation of the development of recent American science and technology. Here, in this group portrait of an important generation of American intellectuals, Heims extends that interpretation to a broader canvas, in the process paying special attention to the two iconoclastic figures, Warren McCulloch and Gregory Bateson, whose ideas on the nature of the mind/brain and on holism are enjoying renewal today' (MIT Press Web site).

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Aceptable. L215685. Salvat - 354pp Tomo 2. Amarilleamiento. CA.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition copy but with slight signs of wear to spine.

Hardcover, 547 pages. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated second printing. Minor wear and soiling to dust jacket, abrasions and creases to corners. Flap price unclipped in mylar protector. Light rubbing to extremities of maroon cloth boards, corners slightly frayed. Small ink stamps to front endpaper corners, pages otherwise clean.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Hardcover, in dustjacket. NAP. A bit of sunning along the top edge; else binding clean. A couple small smudges on the page top edges. Else pages clean. Light edgewear and a bit of chipping to the DJ. The DJ background color is sunned (lettering appears unaffected). This is a fairly heavy book; Priority and/or International may require shipping over and above standard costs. ; 30C; 9" x 6"; 547 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Steve J. Heims' decision to write a twin biography??John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener: From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and Death??in 1980 was unusual, but in this case, it made sense. The two men shared a vaguely similar background, both of Central European Jewish heritage, one the son immigrants and the other an immigrant himself. They were near in age and were considered, first, child prodigies, and then as adults, geniuses. But most importantly, they worked in the same field, where the line between mathematics and the sciences, particularly physics, begins to blur. The research and experiments both did were eventually put to practical, material uses, most notably in weaponry and the nascent field of computer science. Though hardly close friends, they knew each other, respected each other?s work, and corresponded, sharing information about their discoveries. But there were distinct differences between the two men, too, which is what Heims is particularly interested in exploring. He saw them as examples of the dichotomies of purpose facing all post-war (and perhaps pre-war) scientists, and in comparing the lives of Wiener and von Neuman Heims makes his own stand regarding the scientific ethos, and seems to urge readers to do the same. Both men used their mathematical skills to develop weapons for the U.S. during World War II: Wiener helped advance anti-aircraft guns for the National Defense Research Committee, which, in turn, led him to advances in cybernetics. Meanwhile, von Neumann was deeply involved with the Manhattan Project, and continued research in nuclear weaponry after the war and advised the government on advances in defense technology. He expressed no moral qualms about his work, nor did he seem zealous about its need. Instead, Heims depicts him as the embodiment of classic Enlightenment scientific values, maintaining complete value neutrality about where the science might lead and full of faith in human reason and progress. In light of the atomic bomb drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, however, Wiener took a completely different stance. He became a pacifist after the war and refused to perform any further military work. He believed scientists had to apply social criteria to their work and while he continued to publish papers and books on pure science and mathematics, especially the continued development of cybernetics, he also published more philosophical treatises about the moral duties of scientists. He became somewhat isolated from the community of scientists over the issue, at least partly by his own choice. Heims tells us which philosophy he subscribes to. This copy is a first edition, first printing. The red cloth binding is in excellent condition, with only light fading along the edges. The text block is clean and bright, with just a small area of light soiling at the lower fore-edge and a tiny faint stain to the top edge near the spine. Pages are otherwise pristine, and both front and rear endpapers are unmarked. No writing or previous ownership marks. The binding remains tight and square. The dust jacket shows significant wear, particularly at the top of the spine, where there are several tears. One tear extends from the top of the rear spine fold down approximately 2 1/2 inches; another at the right fold measures about 1 1/2 inches. A third tear branches from the midpoint of the latter, angling toward the upper front panel for about 1/2 inch, leaving a small triangular section partially detached but present. There is also a 1/4-inch tear at the top of the front panel fold, and several small tears at the bottom edge, especially near the spine. Minor areas of lamination loss reveal the white paper underneath. Photos are forthcoming, or available upon request.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. light wear to covers, spine faded, unmarked, 547pp, G. Book.

First edition. xviii, 547 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in near very good dust jacket; Some wear to jacket spine ends and a few short tears and creases.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Third Printing. 547 pages. Blue soft covers with white titles, corners and base of spine are lightly bumped, spine is creased and lightly faded, rear cover and final 8 pages are creased, previous owner's name written at head of half-title, a few veyr light pencil marks in margins throughout, Good. Book.