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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing

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Availability:In StockContributor:Martin Davis, Martin DavidPublish date:2000-10-17Pages:270
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393047851ISBN-10:393047857UPC:9780393047851Book Category:Computers, Science, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Computer Science, History, Discrete MathematicsSize:9.48 x 6.32 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.261Product ID:SC6P1JG5F1

The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to Turing

Computers are everywhere today--at work, in the bank, in artist's studios, sometimes even in our pockets--yet they remain to many of us objects of irreducible mystery. How can today's computers perform such a bewildering variety of tasks if computing is just glorified arithmetic? The answer, as Martin Davis lucidly illustrates, lies in the fact that computers are essentially engines of logic....
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393047851ISBN-10:393047857UPC:9780393047851Book Category:Computers, Science, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Computer Science, History, Discrete MathematicsSize:9.48 x 6.32 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.261Product ID:SC6P1JG5F1
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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