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| Author | : George Dyson |
| File Size | : 52,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Pantheon |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 27 April 2024 |
| ISBN | : 9780375422775 |
| Pages | : 466 pages |
Documents the innovations of a group of eccentric geniuses who developed computer code in the mid-20th century as part of mathematician Alan Turin's theoretical universal machine idea, exploring how their ideas led to such developments as digital television, modern genetics and the hydrogen bomb.
Documents the innovations of a group of eccentric geniuses who developed computer code in the mid-20th century as part of mathematician Alan Turin's theoretical universal machine idea, exploring how their ideas led to such developments as digital television, modern genetics and the hydrogen bomb.
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