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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to TuringComputers 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. Their hardware and software embody concepts developed over
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. Their hardware and software embody concepts developed over centuries by logicians such as Leibniz, Boole, and Godel, culminating in the amazing insights of Alan Turing. The Universal Computer traces the development of these concepts by exploring with captivating detail the lives and work of the geniuses who first formulated them. Readers will come away with a revelatory understanding of how and why computers work and how the algorithms within them came to be.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/17/2000
ISBN: 9780393047851
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.32w x 1.02d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/09/2000 pg. 84
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1656
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 20
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Good cover for furniture, soft and easy to wash.
Color: Khaki, Size: Throw(50"x60")
These are great for covering couches, chairs, ect. The only problem you will have is keeping them in place.
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Great blanket!
Color: Black White, Size: Throw(50"x60"), Color: Black White, Size: Throw(50"x60")
I originally bought this to use in photos for my son’s race themed birthday. It looked perfect with the checkered pattern. But it ended up a favorite blanket in our house because it’s sooo soft!
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Good buy for the money
This is really nice buy. It was way bigger then I thought it was gonna be. So when we did get it I was surprised. Plus it's nice and soft. Worth the money
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★★★★★ 5
I love it 💕
It’s noiceee. Not too heavy but not too light. Keeps me warm but not too hot. N it’s a really good size especially for the price. It covers me head to toe. It feels rlly soft and the color is like the picture.
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★★★★★ 3
It’s ok get what you pay for
Color: Plush-lavender, Size: Throw(50"x60")
Very this throw
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