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Mark Priestley - Science of Operations - 9781447126355 - V9781447126355
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Science of Operations

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Description for Science of Operations paperback. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.

Today, computers fulfil a dazzling array of roles, a flexibility resulting from the great range of programs that can be run on them.

A Science of Operations examines the history of what we now call programming, defined not simply as computer programming, but more broadly as the definition of the steps involved in computations and other information-processing activities. This unique perspective highlights how the history of programming is distinct from the history of the computer, despite the close relationship between the two in the 20th century. The book also discusses how the development of programming languages is related to disparate fields ... Read more

Topics and features: Covers the early development of automatic computing, including Babbage’s “mechanical calculating engines” and the applications of punched-card technology, examines the theoretical work of mathematical logicians such as Kleene, Church, Post and Turing, and the machines built by Zuse and Aiken in the 1930s and 1940s, discusses the role that logic played in the development of the stored program computer, describes the “standard model” of machine-code programming popularised by Maurice Wilkes, presents the complete table for the universal Turing machine in the Appendices, investigates the rise of the initiatives aimed at developing higher-level programming nota

tions, and how these came to be thought of as ‘languages’ that could be studied independently of a machine, examines the importance of the Algol 60 language, and the framework it provided for studying the design of programming languages and the process of software development and explores the early development of object-oriented languages, with a focus on the Smalltalk project.

This fascinating text offers a new viewpoint for historians of science and technology, as well as for the general reader. The historical narrative builds the story in a clear and logical fashion, roughly following chronological order.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
History of Computing
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447126355
SKU
V9781447126355
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Reviews for Science of Operations
“This book is the only one existing which provides an overview of some of the most important programming language notations and computing machines, giving much attention also to the more technical aspects of programming and the discussions that surround(ed) it. It is thus an important addition to the literature and complements more externally-oriented histories of programming … .” (Liesbeth De ... Read more

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