Featured Computer & Technology Titles for Public Libraries
Overview
Examines the contributions that have been made to computer technology as well as the many ways in which scientists and mathematicians use computers in their daily work.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1: Before Computers: Mechanizing Arithmetic, Counting, and Sorting.
2: Early Computers: Automating Computation.
3: Cryptography: Sending Secret Messages.
4: Mathematical Proofs: Computers Find Truth.
5: Simulation: Creating Worlds Inside a Computer.
6: Weather: Mapping the Past, Predicting the Future.
7: Computer-Inspired Biology: Making Computers from Living Things.
8: Biology-Inspired Computing: Learning from Nature.
