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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Pagina xi
... circuit or silicon chip and the origins of Moore's law, as well the quantum mechanics of semiconductors. Chapter 15 looks at the coming end of Moore's law and some future alternatives to silicon as the miniaturization level approaches ...
... circuit or silicon chip and the origins of Moore's law, as well the quantum mechanics of semiconductors. Chapter 15 looks at the coming end of Moore's law and some future alternatives to silicon as the miniaturization level approaches ...
Pagina 8
... circuits for computation and control. I recognized this at once as the real thing, and from that time on never had any doubt as to the way computer development would go.6 Another early visitor to the Moore School was J. R. Womersley ...
... circuits for computation and control. I recognized this at once as the real thing, and from that time on never had any doubt as to the way computer development would go.6 Another early visitor to the Moore School was J. R. Womersley ...
Pagina 23
... circuits Logic gates Electrons Going through the layers In the last chapter, we saw that it was possible to logically separate the design of the actual computer hardware – the electromagnetic relays, vacuum tubes, or transistors – from ...
... circuits Logic gates Electrons Going through the layers In the last chapter, we saw that it was possible to logically separate the design of the actual computer hardware – the electromagnetic relays, vacuum tubes, or transistors – from ...
Pagina 24
... circuit design and digitization of information. In this photograph, he is holding a mechanical mouse that can learn from experience as it moves around the complicated maze. B.2.2. George Boole (1815–64) invented the algebra of 0s and 1s ...
... circuit design and digitization of information. In this photograph, he is holding a mechanical mouse that can learn from experience as it moves around the complicated maze. B.2.2. George Boole (1815–64) invented the algebra of 0s and 1s ...
Pagina 25
... circuit that could add two binary numbers. He also noted that a relay circuit can make comparisons and take alternative courses of actions depending on the result of the comparison. This was an important step forward, since desktop ...
... circuit that could add two binary numbers. He also noted that a relay circuit can make comparisons and take alternative courses of actions depending on the result of the comparison. This was an important step forward, since desktop ...
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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