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"The Universal Computer" traces the development of computer concepts by exploring with captivating detail the lives and work of the geniuses who first formulated them. Readers can come away with a revelatory understanding of how and why computers work and how the algorithms within them came to be. Major review attention.

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A pioneer in the development of computer science traces the emergence of logical concepts underlying computers through the lives of a group of brilliant innovators spanning three centuries. None of these scientists, except Alan Turing, understood that their work would form the intellectual matrix out of which would emerge the digital computer. Includes b&w photos of key figures. Davis is visiting scholar at the University of California-Berkeley.
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ISBN:
9780393047851
Author:
Davis, Martin
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Computer Science
Subject:
History
Subject:
Electronic digital computers
Subject:
Electronic digital computers -- History.
Subject:
Personal Computers-General
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
[6]
Publication Date:
20001031
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
257
Dimensions:
9.48x6.32x1.02 in. 1.26 lbs.
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