Carl Adam Petri: Life and Science - Hardcover

Smith, Einar

 
9783662480922: Carl Adam Petri: Life and Science
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3662480921 ISBN 13: 9783662480922
Publisher: Springer, 2015

Synopsis

The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to computer science, the Petri net. In this way the book can be read as a first introduction to nets, but it also covers the theoretical, physical and philosophical foundations behind nets, thus facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the wider range of Petri's works. The book is intended for readers with a previous knowledge in computer science, as well as for “interested non-professionals”, who want to get to know a remarkable personality of contemporary science.

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About the Author

Einar Smith
Graduation in mathematics and computer science, University of Bonn; social economy, University of Oslo. PhD dissertation in computer science 1989, University of Hamburg. From 1984 affiliated with the Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD, German National Center for Mathematics and Computer Science), later Fraunhofer Insitute, Sankt Augustin near Bonn, research field Petri nets. From 1989 lecture activities on Petri nets and theoretical computer science at the Univesities of Koblenz, Berlin (Humboldt-University) and Campina Grande, Brazil. Lecture activities on applied mathematics at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn. Author of a text-book on the Theory of Computability, Springer-Verlag 1996.

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The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to computer science, the Petri net. In this way the book can be read as a first introduction to nets, but it also covers the theoretical, physical and philosophical foundations behind nets, thus facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the wider range of Petri's works. The book is intended for readers with a previous knowledge in computer science, as well as for “interested non-professionals”, who want to get to know a remarkable personality of contemporary science.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3662480921
ISBN 13 
9783662480922
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
139

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