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The pattern on the stone

the simple ideas that make computers work

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An edition of The pattern on the stone (1998)

The pattern on the stone

the simple ideas that make computers work

1st ed.

by

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  • 2 Currently reading
  • 7 Have read

Daniel Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operation of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle. Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today - quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing systems.

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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
164

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Computers, Ordinateurs, Machines de Turing, Programmation, Parallélisme (informatique), Long Now Manual for Civilization, heuristics, parallel computing, cryptography, Turing machines, information theory, algorithms, computer science, universal computing
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1998, Basic Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.

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New York
Series
Science masters, Science masters series.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
004
Library of Congress
QA76.5 .H4918 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 164 p. :
Number of pages
164

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL376922M
ISBN 10
0465025951
LCCN
98038888
OCLC/WorldCat
39671104
LibraryThing
139571
Goodreads
534133

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OL1959114W

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