The Computing Universe: A Journey through a RevolutionCambridge University Press, 8 dec 2014 Computers now impact almost every aspect of our lives, from our social interactions to the safety and performance of our cars. How did this happen in such a short time? And this is just the beginning. In this book, Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay lead us on a journey from the early days of computers in the 1930s to the cutting-edge research of the present day that will shape computing in the coming decades. Along the way, they explain the ideas behind hardware, software, algorithms, Moore's Law, the birth of the personal computer, the Internet and the Web, the Turing Test, Jeopardy's Watson, World of Warcraft, spyware, Google, Facebook and quantum computing. This book also introduces the fascinating cast of dreamers and inventors who brought these great technological developments into every corner of the modern world. This exciting and accessible introduction will open up the universe of computing to anyone who has ever wondered where his or her smartphone came from. |
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... Feynman. In his lifetime, Feynman was one of the few physicists well known to a more general public. There were three main reasons for this recognition. First, there were some wonderful British television programs of Feynman talking ...
... Feynman. In his lifetime, Feynman was one of the few physicists well known to a more general public. There were three main reasons for this recognition. First, there were some wonderful British television programs of Feynman talking ...
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... Feynman gave his own version of the course. The lectures contained a fascinating mixture of standard computer science material plus discussion of the thermodynamics of computing and an analysis of a quantum computer. Before he died, Feynman ...
... Feynman gave his own version of the course. The lectures contained a fascinating mixture of standard computer science material plus discussion of the thermodynamics of computing and an analysis of a quantum computer. Before he died, Feynman ...
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... Feynman says in the quotation that introduces this chapter, computer science is not a science in the sense of physics, which is all about the study of natural systems; rather, it is more akin to engineering, since it concerns the study ...
... Feynman says in the quotation that introduces this chapter, computer science is not a science in the sense of physics, which is all about the study of natural systems; rather, it is more akin to engineering, since it concerns the study ...
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... Feynman's analogy serves as a useful memory hook for explaining hierarchical layers of computer architecture by reminding us that we can examine and understand things at each level (Fig. 1.2). This is the key insight that makes ...
... Feynman's analogy serves as a useful memory hook for explaining hierarchical layers of computer architecture by reminding us that we can examine and understand things at each level (Fig. 1.2). This is the key insight that makes ...
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Inhoudsopgave
The hardware | 34 |
Computer games | 174 |
The end of Moores law | 298 |
The third age of computing | 318 |
Computers and science fiction an essay | 333 |
xiii | 367 |
39 | 375 |
58 | 389 |
220 | 395 |
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