The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World

Berlinski, David

ISBN 10: 0151003386 / ISBN 13: 9780151003389

Edité par Harcourt, 2000

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(1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, purple covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 345 pages with formulas throughout. DJ glossy in shades of blue with black at bottom front and spine top, raised gold author's name, white title to front and spine, praise from New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and others. DJ and book, both As New.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World
• Éditeur: Harcourt
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0151003386
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780151003389
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

The algorithm is just code, but it makes things happen. It's the set of abstract, detailed instructions that makes computers run. Any programmer can invent a new algorithm-and many have become millionaires doing just that. Computers, the Internet, virtual reality-our world is being transformed before our eyes, all because some quirky logicians and mathematicians followed the dream of ultimate abstraction and invented the algorithm. Beginning with Leibniz and culminating in the middle of this century with the work of little-known geniuses and eccentrics like Gödel and Turing, David Berlinski tells this epic tale with clarity and imaginative brilliance. You don't have to be a programmer or a math buff to enjoy his book. All you have to do is be fascinated by the greatest innovation of the twentieth century.