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Technology and Mathematics - Philosophical and Historical Investigations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018) Loot Price: R4,386
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Technology and Mathematics - Philosophical and Historical Investigations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Sven Ove Hansson

Technology and Mathematics - Philosophical and Historical Investigations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Sven Ove Hansson

Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 30

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This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 30
Release date: November 2018
First published: 2018
Editors: Sven Ove Hansson
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 373
Edition: 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-93778-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
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LSN: 3-319-93778-2
Barcode: 9783319937786

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