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Contrary to what many believe, Alan Turing is not the father of the all-purpose computer. Engineers were, independently of Turing, already building such machines during World War II. Turing’s influence was felt more in programming after his death than in computer building during his lifetime. The fi…
The Dawn of Software Engineering
From Turing to Dijkstra
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250 pages
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5 April 2012
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Summary
Contrary to what many believe, Alan Turing is not the father of the all-purpose computer. Engineers were, independently of Turing, already building such machines during World War II. Turing’s influence was felt more in programming after his death than in computer building during his lifetime. The first person to receive a Turing award was a programmer, not a computer builder. Logicians and programmers recast Turing’s notions of machine and universality. Gradually, these recast notions helped …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789491386022 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9491386026 |
| Author: | Edgar G. Daylight, Tony Hoare, Niklaus Wirth |
| Publisher: | Lonely Scholar |
| Imprint: | Lonely Scholar |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 5 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
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