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Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe

Title
Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe / George Dyson.
Author
Dyson, George, 1953-
Publication
London : Allen Lane, 2012.

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Description
xxii, 401 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., map; 24 cm
Summary
In 'Turing's Cathedral', historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly recreates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, television, modern genetics and models of stellar evolution.
Subject
  • Turing, Alan, 1912-1954
  • Turing machines
  • Computable functions
  • Random access memory
  • Computers > History
  • Computer science > Philosophy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-377) and index.
Call Number
JFE 14-6684
ISBN
  • 9780713997507 (hbk.)
  • 0713997508 (hbk.)
OCLC
760292658
Author
Dyson, George, 1953-
Title
Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe / George Dyson.
Imprint
London : Allen Lane, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-377) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-6684
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