The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World

Berlinski, David

ISBN 10: 0151003386 ISBN 13: 9780151003389
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A history of the development of the computer focuses on the people whose innovative mathematical work in algorithms and codes made the computer a reality, discussing its beginnings with Liebnitz and profiling unsung geniuses like G÷del and Turing. 50,000 first printing. First serial, Harpers. BOMC.

Review: "An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty."-CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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"Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance."-"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol."-"Booklist" (starred review)
"An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty."-"Chicago Tribune"
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"Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance."-"Publishers Weekly"(starred review)

"A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol."-"Booklist"(starred review)

"An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty."-"Chicago Tribune"
Praise for "The Advent of the Algorithm"

"Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance."-"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

"A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol."-"Booklist" (starred review)

"An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty."-"Chicago Tribune"
Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm
"Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol."-Booklist (starred review)
"An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty."-Chicago Tribune

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Title: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
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