Engines of Logic : Mathematicians and the Origin of the Computer

Davis, Martin

ISBN 10: 0393322297 / ISBN 13: 9780393322293

Edité par Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2001

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Titre : Engines of Logic : Mathematicians and the ...

Éditeur : Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Date d'édition : 2001

Reliure : Couverture souple

Etat : Good

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Synopsis :

Computers are ubiquitous yet to many they remain objects of irreducible mystery. This text looks at the question of how today's computers can perform such a variety of tasks if computing is just glorified arithmetic. The author illustrates how the answer lies in the fact that computers are essentially engines of logic and that their hardware and software embody concepts developed over centuries by logicians. "Engines of Logic" gives the reader a clear explanation of how and why computers work.

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Martin Davis's other books include Computability and Unsolvability. A professor emeritus at New York University, he is currently a visiting scholar at the University of California-Berkeley.