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Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (Vintage)

A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book of 2012A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012In this revealing account of how the digital universe exploded in the aftermath of World War II, George Dyson illuminates the nature of digital computers, the lives of those who brought them into existence, and how code took over the world. Â In the More »

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[ 5.0 stars ] "George Dyson has succeeded in what is an almost impossible task. He has delivered a book on the dawn of computing, without a moment of boring technobabble, but full of personal recollections of the fantastic people who built the early computers.What we have today is nothing but the realization of the dreams of people such as John von Neumann, Alan Turing, Stan Ulam, and a wide cast of others who a ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 3.0 stars ] "George Dyson's new book is somewhat mis-titled, I think. It's essentially a biography of John Von Neumann and a history of the early days of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, NJ. Turing and his work absolutely figures in, but is hardly the main focus. But as a fan of technological history in the 20th century, I found the book full of fascinating tidbits, anecdotes and st ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "It's a fascinating book, I couldn't leave till I finish reading it.In spite of I started learning computers on 1961, I learned a lot of new things about them.For example it's very significant that so many persons mentioned in the book belongs to a tiny people ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Professionals & Academics review is genenrated by Mauri which was written on August 7, 2013 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "George Dyson brings Johnny von Neumann, Klara von Neumann, Alan Turing, Edward Teller, Stan Ulam, and a host of other characters vividly to life in his splendid book "Turing's Cathedral". Mixing the historical, biographical, and the technical, the reader gets a well rounded, and fun, picture of how the first sparks of the computer age were lit.There is a wealth of interesting details on the h ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "I read this via the library system. It was so good that I purchased three via Amazon. A thorough history and a great read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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Available	Yes
Author	George Dyson
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781400075997
Edition	First Printing
ISBN	1400075998
Label	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	464
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2012-12-11
Publisher	Vintage
ReleaseDate	2012-12-11
Studio	Vintage
Title	Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe

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