Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Milano, Adelphi
Description
The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and discoveries of seven remarkable mathematicians. It tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the computer age � the logicians.
User reviews
LibraryThing member fpagan
More (logic-oriented) mathematics than computer science. Rather elementary coverage of Leibniz, Boole, Frege, Cantor, Hilbert, Gödel, Turing.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2000
ISBN
9788845927416
Other editions
Il calcolatore universale by Martin Davis (Paper Book)