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It began with Babbage : the genesis of computer science

Title
It began with Babbage : the genesis of computer science / Subrata Dasgupta.
Author
Dasgupta, Subrata
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Book/textUse in library JBE 18-699Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Description
x, 328 pages; 25 cm
Alternative Title
Genesis of computer science
Subject
  • Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
  • Computer science > History > 19th century
  • Computer science > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.
Contents
Prologue -- Leibniz's theme, Babbage's dream -- Weaving algebraic patterns -- Missing links -- Entscheidungsproblem : what's in a word? -- Towards a holy grail -- Intermezzo -- A tangled web of inventions -- A paradigm is born -- A liminal artifact of an uncommon nature -- Glimpses of a scientific style -- I compute, therefore I am -- "The best way to design" -- Language games -- Going heuristic -- An explosion of subparadigms -- Aesthetica -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JBE 18-699
ISBN
  • 9780199309412 (alk. paper)
  • 0199309418 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2013023202
OCLC
851068423
Author
Dasgupta, Subrata, author.
Title
It began with Babbage : the genesis of computer science / Subrata Dasgupta.
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.
Research Call Number
JBE 18-699
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