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Carl Adam Petri: Life and Science

By Einar Smith (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-662-48092-2, 978-3-662-48093-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-48093-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4148141 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 128\133
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
general; Philosophygeneral; Theory of ComputationHistory of Computing; Mathematics

Description

The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to computer science, the Petri net. In this way the book can be read as a first introduction to nets, but it also covers the theoretical, physical and philosophical foundations behind nets, thus facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the wider range of Petri's works. The book is intended for readers with a previous knowledge in computer science, as well as for “interested non-professionals”, who want to get to know a remarkable personality of contemporary science.

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