Beyond Calculation The Next Fifty Years of Computing |
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| Author:
| Denning, Peter J.
Metcalfe, Robert M. |
| Foreword by:
| Burke, J. |
| Series title: | Copernicus Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-387-98588-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Imprint: | Copernicus |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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"Beyond Calculation...offers a collection of...essays of astonishing intellectual reach."-THE NEW YORK TIMES"...a compelling book...what sets the book apart from the general run of technology-future books is the authority of its contributors and the tone of restraint that pervades it, when compared with the genres usual ludicrous extrapolations."-NATURE"Beyond Calculation stands as a useful, interdisciplinary benchmark of the ever-evolving state of computer capability near the turn of...
More Description"Beyond Calculation...offers a collection of...essays of astonishing intellectual reach."-THE NEW YORK TIMES"...a compelling book...what sets the book apart from the general run of technology-future books is the authority of its contributors and the tone of restraint that pervades it, when compared with the genres usual ludicrous extrapolations."-NATURE"Beyond Calculation stands as a useful, interdisciplinary benchmark of the ever-evolving state of computer capability near the turn of the century."-COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS