The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691179438ISBN-10:691179433UPC:9780691179438Book Category:Mathematics, Technology & Engineering, ComputersBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Electronics, Computer ScienceSize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCKAS8SWQM
The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital
The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization
A few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers. Today our world is digital, built with zeros and ones. Why did this revolution occur? The Discrete Charm of the Machine explains, in an engaging...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691179438ISBN-10:691179433UPC:9780691179438Book Category:Mathematics, Technology & Engineering, ComputersBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Electronics, Computer ScienceSize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCKAS8SWQM
Ken Steiglitz is professor emeritus of computer science and senior scholar at Princeton University. His books include Combinatorial Optimization, A Digital Signal Processing Primer, and Snipers, Shills, and Sharks (Princeton). He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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