The Resource Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe, George Dyson
Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe, George Dyson
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- Summary
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- In this book the author 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. Their work would break the distinction between numbers that mean things and numbers that do things. They achieved unprecedented success in both weather prediction and nuclear weapons design, while tackling problems ranging from the evolution of viruses to the evolution of stars. 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. The author 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
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 401 pages
- Contents
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- Principal characters
- 1953
- Olden Farm
- Veblen's circle
- Neumann János
- MANIAC
- Fuld 219
- 6J6
- V-40
- Cyclogenesis
- Monte Carlo
- Ulam's demons
- Barricelli's universe
- Turing's cathedral
- Engineer's dreams
- Theory of self-reproducing automata
- Mach 9
- The tale of the big computer
- The thirty-ninth step
- Isbn
- 9780375422775
- Label
- Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe
- Title
- Turing's cathedral
- Title remainder
- the origins of the digital universe
- Statement of responsibility
- George Dyson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- In this book the author 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. Their work would break the distinction between numbers that mean things and numbers that do things. They achieved unprecedented success in both weather prediction and nuclear weapons design, while tackling problems ranging from the evolution of viruses to the evolution of stars. 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. The author 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
- "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"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dyson, George
- Dewey number
- 004/.09
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA76.17
- LC item number
- .D97 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- 004.09 D998t
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Von Neumann, John
- Turing, Alan
- Computers
- Turing machines
- Computable functions
- Random access memory
- SCIENCE
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Label
- Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe, George Dyson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-377) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Principal characters -- 1953 -- Olden Farm -- Veblen's circle -- Neumann János -- MANIAC -- Fuld 219 -- 6J6 -- V-40 -- Cyclogenesis -- Monte Carlo -- Ulam's demons -- Barricelli's universe -- Turing's cathedral -- Engineer's dreams -- Theory of self-reproducing automata -- Mach 9 -- The tale of the big computer -- The thirty-ninth step
- Control code
- ocn745979775
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 401 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375422775
- Lccn
- 2011030265
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)745979775
- Label
- Turing's cathedral : the origins of the digital universe, George Dyson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-377) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Principal characters -- 1953 -- Olden Farm -- Veblen's circle -- Neumann János -- MANIAC -- Fuld 219 -- 6J6 -- V-40 -- Cyclogenesis -- Monte Carlo -- Ulam's demons -- Barricelli's universe -- Turing's cathedral -- Engineer's dreams -- Theory of self-reproducing automata -- Mach 9 -- The tale of the big computer -- The thirty-ninth step
- Control code
- ocn745979775
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 401 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375422775
- Lccn
- 2011030265
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)745979775
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