John Von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing AUTH-12066066 "By turns rollicking and troubling

"By turns rollicking and troubling

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ISBN13: 9781725634237

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John Von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing AUTH-12066066 "By turns rollicking and troublingWilliam Aspray provides the first broad and detailed account of von Neumann's many different contributions to computing. John von Neumann (1903 1957) was unquestionably one of the most brilliant scientists of the twentieth century. He made major contributions to quantum mechanics and mathematical physics and in 1943 began a new and all too short career in computer science. William Aspray provides the first broad and detailed account of von Neumann's