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Dyson, George, 1953-
Subjects
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.
Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954.
Computers -- History.
Turing machines.
Computable functions.
Random access memory.
Computer arithmetic.
Machine theory.
Coding theory.
Computational complexity.
Information storage and retrieval systems -- History.
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Dyson, George, 1953-
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.
Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954.
Computers -- History.
Turing machines.
Computable functions.
Random access memory.
Computer arithmetic.
Machine theory.
Coding theory.
Computational complexity.
Information storage and retrieval systems -- History.
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Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe / George Dyson.
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Dyson, George, 1953-
Pantheon Books, c2012.
Call #:
004
.09
D998t
Subjects
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.
Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954.
Computers -- History.
Turing machines.
Computable functions.
Random access memory.
Computer arithmetic.
Machine theory.
Coding theory.
Computational complexity.
Information storage and retrieval systems -- History.
ISBN:
9780375422775 (hardback)
0375422773 (hardback)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xxii, 401 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-377) and index.
Summary:
George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other words, computer code.
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