John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing (History of Computing) by William Aspray
John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing (History of Computing) by William Aspray
English | December 7, 1990 | ISBN: 0262011212 | 394 pages | DJVU | 3 MB
English | December 7, 1990 | ISBN: 0262011212 | 394 pages | DJVU | 3 MB
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 many different contributions to computing. These, Aspray reveals, extended far beyond his well-known work in the design and construction of computer systems to include important scientific applications, the revival of numerical analysis, and the creation of a theory of computing.