Ideas that created the future: classic papers of computer science - Cambridge: MIT Press, 2021. - xxii, 495p. : ill. ; pb. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliography and index

Ideas That Created the Future collects forty-six classic papers in computer science that map the evolution of the field. It covers all aspects of computer science: theory and practice, architectures and algorithms, and logic and software systems, with an emphasis on the period of 1936–1980 but also including important earlier work. Offering papers by thinkers ranging from Aristotle and Leibniz to Alan Turing and Nobert Wiener, the book documents the discoveries and inventions that created today's digital world. A brief essay by volume editor Harry Lewis, offering historical and intellectual context, accompanies each paper

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Computer Science
Analytical Engine
Boolean algebra
Switching Circuits
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Computer Programming

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