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 viii
... creation of a similar popular treatment. Feynman had also given an introductory talk on computers in his “Computers from the Inside Out” lecture at the Esalen Institute – a “holistic learning and retreat center” – in Big Sur, California ...
... creation of a similar popular treatment. Feynman had also given an introductory talk on computers in his “Computers from the Inside Out” lecture at the Esalen Institute – a “holistic learning and retreat center” – in Big Sur, California ...
Pagina x
... created by Alan Kay, Chuck Thacker, and Butler Lampson. In a very real sense, the story of computing follows the evolution of Moore's law and the rise of the semiconductor industry. It was the microprocessor – “a computer on a chip ...
... created by Alan Kay, Chuck Thacker, and Butler Lampson. In a very real sense, the story of computing follows the evolution of Moore's law and the rise of the semiconductor industry. It was the microprocessor – “a computer on a chip ...
Pagina 4
... created by IBM and Howard Aiken at Harvard, would be of any help. The OSRD had made no mention of the Army-funded ENIAC project, since this was regarded by Bush and others as just a waste of money. The ENIAC team were therefore glad to ...
... created by IBM and Howard Aiken at Harvard, would be of any help. The OSRD had made no mention of the Army-funded ENIAC project, since this was regarded by Bush and others as just a waste of money. The ENIAC team were therefore glad to ...
Pagina 16
... Zuse tinkering with his Z-computer. TL.1.2. Howard Aiken (1900–73), the constant clicking of relays created a sound as if the “room was full of knitting ladies.” TL.1.5 Rewiring the ENIAC was a challenging task. The Computing Universe 16.
... Zuse tinkering with his Z-computer. TL.1.2. Howard Aiken (1900–73), the constant clicking of relays created a sound as if the “room was full of knitting ladies.” TL.1.5 Rewiring the ENIAC was a challenging task. The Computing Universe 16.
Pagina 26
... creation of the universe and that everything should be expressed by binary numbers. In 1697 he wrote a letter to the Duke of Brunswick suggesting a design for a celebration of binary numbers to be minted in a silver coin. The Latin text ...
... creation of the universe and that everything should be expressed by binary numbers. In 1697 he wrote a letter to the Duke of Brunswick suggesting a design for a celebration of binary numbers to be minted in a silver coin. The Latin text ...
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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