The Advent of the Algorithm - The 300-Year Journey from an Idea to the Computer (Paperback, 1st Harvest ed)

Simply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds of the greatest thinkers in the world, the algorithm is what made the modern world possible. Without the algorithm, there would have been no computer, no Internet, no virtual reality, no e-mail, or any other technological advance that we rely on every day.
In "The Advent of the Algorithm, " David Berlinski combines science, history, and math to explain and explore the intriguing story of how the algorithm was finally discovered by a succession of mathematicians and logicians, and how this paved the way for the digital age. Beginning with Leibniz and culminating in the middle of the twentieth century with the groundbreaking work of Godel and Turing, The "Advent of the Algorithm "is an epic tale told with clarity and imaginative brilliance.

General

Imprint:	Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	May 2001
Authors:	David Berlinski
Dimensions:	203 x 138 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
Edition:	1st Harvest ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-15-601391-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-15-601391-6
Barcode:	9780156013918

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