Davis The Universal Computer

The Road from Leibniz to Turing, Third Edition
3. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-38481-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten

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.New to the thrid edition; much expanded version of the discussion of artificial intelligence and current technology, and the way it confirms the significance of Turing’s pencil-and-paper universal machine.Further exploration of the relationship between Kronecker and Cantor.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davis, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Mengenlehre
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Populäre Darstellungen der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Leibniz’s Dream

Chapter 2. Boole Turns Logic into Algebra

Chapter 3. Frege: From Breakthrough to Despair

Chapter 4. Cantor: Detour through Infinity

Chapter 5. Hilbert to the Rescue

Chapter 6. Gödel Upsets the Applecart

Chapter 7. Turing Conceives of the All-Purpose Computer

Chapter 8. Making the First Universal Computers

Chapter 9. Beyond Leibniz’s Dream

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Davis an American mathematician, best known for his work on Hibert's tenth problem. In 1975, Martin won the Leroy P. Steele Prize, the Chauvenet Prize (with Reuben Hersh), and in 1974 the Lester R. Ford Award for his expository writing related to his work on Hilbert's tenth problem. He became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982, and in 2012, he was selected as one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society.