First published in 1996, this collection of essays on computation, presented at Caltech from 1983-86, give the Feynman treatment to subjects such as computability, Turing machines and information theory. Taken as a whole, they explore the potential and fundamental limitations of digital computers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002016256

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Title: Feynman Lectures On Computation (Penguin ...

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Richard P. Feynman's lectures on computation, which he gave at Caltech from 1983 to 1986, give the 'Feynman treatment' to subjects such as computability, Turing machines and information theory. Taken as a whole, they explore the potential and fundamental limitations of digital computers. Feynman's philosophy of learning and discovery comes through strongly in these lectures. They provide a unique insight into Feynman's exemplary way of working.

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Richard P. Feynman was one of this century's most brilliant and original thinkers. He taught at Cornell and the California Institute of Technology and received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum electrodynamics.

Books by Feynman in Penguin include THE CHARACTER OF PHYSICAL LAW (1965), QED (1985), SIX EASY PIECES, SIX NOT-SO-EASY PIECES, and the bestselling THE MEANING OF IT ALL, all published in 1998.

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