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
... Gate.” Another inspiration was the book The State of the Art, a pictorial history of Moore's law by computer historian Stan Augarten. It is another book by Augarten, Bit by Bit – an illustrated history of computers, from calculating ...
... Gate.” Another inspiration was the book The State of the Art, a pictorial history of Moore's law by computer historian Stan Augarten. It is another book by Augarten, Bit by Bit – an illustrated history of computers, from calculating ...
Pagina x
... Gates and Paul Allen from Microsoft. If the first thirty years of computers were about using computers for computing, the second thirty years have been about using computers for communicating. The story takes us from the earliest ...
... Gates and Paul Allen from Microsoft. If the first thirty years of computers were about using computers for computing, the second thirty years have been about using computers for communicating. The story takes us from the earliest ...
Pagina xiii
... Gates, Rick Rashid, and Steve Ballmer for the opportunity to join Microsoft Research and work in a great IT company. Gyuri wishes to thank all his colleagues at the IT Innovation Centre at the University of Southampton. In particular he ...
... Gates, Rick Rashid, and Steve Ballmer for the opportunity to join Microsoft Research and work in a great IT company. Gyuri wishes to thank all his colleagues at the IT Innovation Centre at the University of Southampton. In particular he ...
Pagina 23
... 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 the software ...
... 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 the software ...
Pagina 25
... gate. The current can only flow if both relays are closed. B.2.3. Augustus De Morgan (1806–71) is known for his pioneering work in logic, including the formulation of the theorem that bears his name. Fig. 2.3. Two relay switches in ...
... gate. The current can only flow if both relays are closed. B.2.3. Augustus De Morgan (1806–71) is known for his pioneering work in logic, including the formulation of the theorem that bears his name. Fig. 2.3. Two relay switches in ...
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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