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The Pattern On The Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work

By W. Daniel Hillis

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Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2015
Language
english
Format
PDF
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2 MB (1661967 bytes)
Pages
151\151
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2019-04-16 04:52:46
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W. Daniel Hillis The Pattern On The Stone The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work Basic Books (2015) Science Masters Cover......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface: Magic in the Stone......Page 7 1. Nuts and Bolts......Page 11 2. Universal Building Blocks......Page 28 3. Programming......Page 44 4. How Universal Are Turing Machines?......Page 62 5. Algorithms and Heuristics......Page 75 6. Memory: Information and Secret Codes......Page 87 7. Speed: Parallel Computers......Page 100 8. Computers That Learn and Adapt......Page 112 9. Beyond Engineering......Page 125 Further Reading......Page 139 Acknowledgments......Page 140 Index......Page 141

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