Cambridge Computing: The First 75 Years - Couverture rigide

Ahmed, Professor Haroon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 190650783X ISBN 13 : 9781906507831

Editeur : Third Millennium Information, 2013

Synopsis

Cambridge Computing: The First 75 Years marks the 75th anniversary of the Computer Laboratory and the centenary of Professor Sir Maurice Wilkes who directed the laboratory for 35 years.

It covers the 'halcyon' years of Roger Needham's reign and the expansionist eras of his successors, Robin Milner, Ian Leslie and Andy Hopper. The story begins with Charles Babbage and his 'magical machines' and includes Alan Turing, whose 'Universal Turing Machine' defined the theoretical basis of computability. The central theme of the book is the 75-year history of the Computer Laboratory.

The 21st-century Computer Laboratory, housed in the striking William Gates Building, is internationally recognised today as a leading school of computer science, engaged in teaching and ground-breaking research and as a nursery for computer entrepreneurs. Groups of academics work on a wide diversity of topics: artificial intelligence, computer architecture, digital technology, graphics and interaction, natural language and information processing, programming, logic, and semantics, security and systems.

"Cambridge Computing is designed to be an extensively illustrated, readable and informative account of computing in Cambridge from Babbage to the present day. I am confident that this book will appeal to a wide readership, well beyond Cambridge to everyone interested in the history of computing and the University of Cambridge."
Andy Hopper, Professor of Computer Technology, Head of Department

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Haroon Ahmed is a prominent scientist in the fields of Microelectronics and electrical engineering. He has published a large number of papers in scientific and engineering research journals on microelectronics, micro and nanofabrication, electron and ion beam lithography, semiconductor single electron devices and related topics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Third Millennium Information
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190650783X
• ISBN 13: 9781906507831
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible