History of Scientific Computing (Acm Press History Series) - Hardcover

 
9780201508147: History of Scientific Computing (Acm Press History Series)

Synopsis

Essays about pioneers in the field of scientific and numeric computing John von Neumann, James Wilkinson, George Forsythe, and Howard Aiken show how the drive to solve particular problems influenced the development of algorithms, software, and even computers. Methods that have led to new tools in computer analysis, such as the fast Fourier transfor

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