- Computers, Ordinateurs, Machines de Turing, Programmation
Daniel Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operation of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle. Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today - quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing systems.
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Warm, cool, spare and earnest.
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- W. Daniel Hillis
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 170
- Publisher
- Goldmann, Perseus Books Group, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780465025954
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