2012, ISBN: 0375422773

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[EAN: 9780375422775], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Pantheon Books, New York], Jacket, xxii, 401 pages, illustrations, map; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket wi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780375422775], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Pantheon Books, New York], Jacket, xxii, 401 pages, illustrations, map; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. "Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other words, computer code. In the 1940s and '50s, a group of eccentric geniuses--led by John von Neumann--gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Their joint project was the realization of the theoretical universal machine, an idea that had been put forth by mathematician Alan Turing. This group of brilliant engineers worked in isolation, almost entirely independent from industry and the traditional academic community. But because they relied exclusively on government funding, the government wanted its share of the results: the computer that they built also led directly to the hydrogen bomb. George Dyson has uncovered a wealth of new material about this project, and in bringing the story of these men and women and their ideas to life, he shows how the crucial advancements that dominated twentieth-century technology emerged from one computer in one laboratory, where the digital universe as we know it was born." - Publisher. Size: 8vo, Books<

2012, ISBN: 9780375422775

New York: Pantheon Books, 2012. xxii, 401 pages, illustrations, map; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. "Legendary historian and philosopher… Mehr…

New York: Pantheon Books, 2012. xxii, 401 pages, illustrations, map; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. "Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other words, computer code. In the 1940s and '50s, a group of eccentric geniuses--led by John von Neumann--gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Their joint project was the realization of the theoretical universal machine, an idea that had been put forth by mathematician Alan Turing. This group of brilliant engineers worked in isolation, almost entirely independent from industry and the traditional academic community. But because they relied exclusively on government funding, the government wanted its share of the results: the computer that they built also led directly to the hydrogen bomb. George Dyson has uncovered a wealth of new material about this project, and in bringing the story of these men and women and their ideas to life, he shows how the crucial advancements that dominated twentieth-century technology emerged from one computer in one laboratory, where the digital universe as we know it was born." - Publisher. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo., Pantheon Books, 2012, 4<

2012, ISBN: 9780375422775

New York: Pantheon Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and jacket; bottom corner of endpaper creased, front panel of dj sunned. C… Mehr…

New York: Pantheon Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and jacket; bottom corner of endpaper creased, front panel of dj sunned. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book of 2012. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012. “The story of the invention of computers has been told many times, from many different points of view, but seldom as authoritatively and with as much detail as George Dyson has done. . . . Turing’s Cathedral will enthrall computer enthusiasts. . . . Employing letters, memoirs, oral histories and personal interviews, Dyson organizes his book around the personalities of the men (and occasional woman) behind the computer, and does a splendid job in bringing them to life.”—The Seattle Times. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!, Pantheon Books, 2012, 3<

2012, ISBN: 0375422773

[EAN: 9780375422775], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Pantheon], Jacket, Tight unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with the barest hint of shelflife. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.7 inches; 432 pages, Books