Hardcover edition, 2nd printing (1990). Fine or Like New condition with a Very Good dust jacket. The covers look great. The binding is in good shape. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. An electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Optical Computing: A Survey for Computer Scientists
Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0262061120
ISBN 13: 9780262061124
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

An in-depth review of the topic announced in the title. Divided into two parts: special purpose optical processors; toward a general purpose digital optical computer. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Review

"An extremely wide overview of this area of research.... The author has done a good job collecting and sorting out the work of 20 years.... A valuable reference source."
—Karl-Heinz Brenner, Applied Optics
"This is a remarkable book. Written by a computer scientist, it deals with a subject that spans several disciplines in optical physics and information technology.... It deserves wide circulation."
—S. D. Smith, Nature

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