Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future by John Maccormick
Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact.-
QED
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e: The Story of a Number
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How to Solve It
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T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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Flatland
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Eye and Brain
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The Nature of Space and Time
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The Two-Mile Time Machine
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Success through Failure
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Symmetry
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Life on a Young Planet
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Primates and Philosophers
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An Imaginary Tale
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Why Stock Markets Crash
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The Calculus Gallery
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The Serengeti Rules
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Designing the Molecular World
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The Meaning of Relativity
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The Long Thaw
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The New Science of Strong Materials
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The Eternal Darkness
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Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum
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The Supernova Story
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Gamma
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The Mathematical Mechanic
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How to Clone a Mammoth
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Adaptation and Natural Selection
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Colour
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Chance and Chaos
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Polyominoes
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Infinity and the Mind
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How the Leopard Changed Its Spots
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The Causes of Evolution
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The Tower and the Bridge
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Ancient Wine
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula
John MacCormick is associate professor of computer science at Dickinson College and a leading teacher, researcher, and writer in his field. His books include What Can Be Computed? A Practical Guide to the Theory of Computation (Princeton).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691209067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691209065 |
| Title | Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future |
| Author | John Maccormick |
| Series | Princeton Science Library |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2020-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
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