The universal computer [electronic resource] : the road from Leibniz to Turing / Martin Davis.
Davis, Martin, 1928-
2012
QA76.17 .D38 2012eb
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The universal computer [electronic resource] : the road from Leibniz to Turing / Martin Davis.
Author
Davis, Martin, 1928-
Edition
Turing centenary ed.
ISBN
9781466505209 (electronic book)
9781466505193
Publication Details
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 216 p.) : ill.
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QA76.17 .D38 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
004
Summary
The breathtakingly rapid pace of change in computing makes it easy to overlook the pioneers who began it all. Written by Martin Davis, respected logician and researcher in the theory of computation, The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing explores the fascinating lives, ideas, and discoveries of seven remarkable mathematicians. It tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the computer age -- the logicians. The story begins with Leibniz in the 17th century and then focuses on Boole, Frege, Cantor, Hilbert, and Godel, before turning to Turing.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Leibniz's dream
Boole turns logic into algebra
Frege : from breakthrough to despair
Cantor : detour through infinity
Hilbert to the rescue
Godel upsets the applecart
Turing conceives of the all-purpose computer
Making the first universal computers
Beyond Leibniz's dream
Epilogue
Notes.

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