The universal computer the road from Leibniz to Turing
The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and di...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press
2012.
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| Edición: | Turing centenary ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009633628306719 |
| Sumario: | The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, 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.The story begins with Leibniz in the 17th century and then focuses on Boole, Frege, Cantor, Hilbert, and Gödel, before turning to T |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781315145839 9781283596213 9786613908667 9781466505209 |
