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

Berlinski, David

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ISBN 10: 0151003386 ISBN 13: 9780151003389

Published by Harcourt, New York, 2000

Language: English

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Title

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

Publisher

Harcourt, New York

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0151003386

ISBN 13

9780151003389

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Mathematics & Computers

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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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