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The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work
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The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work Hardback - 1998

by Danny Hillis

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Most people are baffled by how computers work and assume that they will never understand them. What they don't realize--and what Daniel Hillis's short book brilliantly demonstrates--is that computers' seemingly complex operations can be broken down into a few simple parts that perform the same simple procedures over and over again. Computer wizard Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operations of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle.Avoiding technobabble or discussions of advanced hardware, the lucid explanations and colorful anecdotes in The Pattern on the Stone go straight to the heart of what computers really do. Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms, and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today--quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing systems.Written clearly and succinctly by one of the world's leading computer scientists, The Pattern on the Stone is an indispensable guide to understanding the workings of that most ubiquitous and important of machines: the computer.

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  • Title The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work
  • Author Danny Hillis
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Publication date 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780465025954 / 0465025951
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.61 x 5.94 x 0.82 in (24.41 x 15.09 x 2.08 cm)
  • Category Computers - General Information
  • Library of Congress subjects Computers
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98038888
  • Dewey Decimal Code 004
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