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It began with Babbage the genesis of computer science

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

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Description
1 online resource (x, 328 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
It began with Babbage (Online)
Alternative Title
  • It began with Babbage (Online)
  • Genesis of computer science, 1819-1969
Subject
  • Computer science > History > 19th century
  • Computer science > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2013023202
OCLC
ssj0001080560
Author
Dasgupta, Subrata.
Title
It began with Babbage [electronic resource] : the genesis of computer science / Subrata Dasgupta.
Imprint
Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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