TY - GEN AU - Bleakley, Chris TI - Poems that solve puzzles: the history and science of algorithms SN - 9780198853732 U1 - 518.1 PY - 2020/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Algorithms--Mathematics KW - Algorithms--History KW - Numerical analysis KW - Algorithms and data structures KW - Computer science--Algorithms N1 - Includes index and references N2 - It is the first book for the general reader on the history and science of algorithms; Uniquely, the algorithms are explained in a clear manner suitable for a non-specialist; the explanations are augmented with easy-to-understand examples and illustrations. This title is a narrative history. The tale is driven by the stories of the people and events that gave rise to the invention of algorithms. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/poems-that-solve-puzzles-9780198853732?cc=in&lang=en& ER -