The Aesthetics of Computing by David Hillel Gelernter

The Aesthetics of Computing by David Hillel Gelernter

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Defining beauty as the mating of simplicity and power, Gelernter draws analogies with the design of cars and of bridges, and shows how the most innovative minds in computing, from Alan Turing onwards, have always been obsessed by elegance.

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The Aesthetics of Computing by David Hillel Gelernter

'A brand name in computer science' (New York Times), David Gelertner has revolutionised computing with his work in the field of parallel processing. In this provocative new book, he urges the importance of a criterion of beauty in valuing the best of computers and software alike, and deplores the effects of a two cultures approach that sees beauty and computing as incompatible concepts. Technically accessible, wittily argued and stimulatingly visionary, Gelertner's book provides a manifesto for all future computer users, programmers, designers and manufacturers to follow into the next century.
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ISBN 13 9780297818694
ISBN 10 0297818694
Titre The Aesthetics of Computing
Auteur David Hillel Gelernter
Série Master Minds S
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Orion Publishing Co
Année de publication 1998-05-11
Nombre de pages 176
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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