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George Dyson's fascinating account of the early years of computers: Turing's Cathedral is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being.In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. Led by the polymath emigre John von Neumann, they created the numerical framework that underpins almost all modern computing - and ensured that the world would never be the same again.George Dyson is a historian of technology whose interests include the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak. He is the author of Baidarka; Project Orion; and Darwin Among the Machines.'Unusual, wonderful, visionary' Francis Spufford, Guardian'Fascinating ., . . the story Dyson tells is intensely human ., . . a gripping account of ideas and inventionFascinating ., . . the story Dyson tells is intensely human ., . . a gripping account of ideas and invention' Jenny Uglow'Glorious ., . . as much a story of the personalities involved as of the discoveries they made, and you do not need any knowledge of computers or mathematics to enjoy the ride ., . . a ripping yarn' John Gribbin, Literary Review
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Riveting . . . conveys the electrifying sense of possibility that the first computers unleashed . . . a page-turner (New Scientist)
Brings to life a myriad cast of extraordinary characters, each of whom contributed to ushering in today's digital age (Daily Telegraph)
An engrossing and well-researched book that recounts an important chapter in the history of 20th-century computing (Evgeny Morozov Observer)
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George Dyson is a historian of technology whose interests include the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak. He is the author of Baidarka; Project Orion; and Darwin Among the Machines.
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- VerlagPenguin
- Erscheinungsdatum2013
- ISBN 10 014101590X
- ISBN 13 9780141015903
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
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