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Turing's Cathedral

The Origins of the Digital Universe

par George Dyson ...

“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal ... En savoir plus

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“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal
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La catedral de Turing

Los orígenes del universo digital

par George Dyson ...

Traduit par Francisco José Ramos Mena ...

La reveladora historia de cómo surgió el universo digital tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial.«Es posible inventar una sola máquina que pueda utilizarse para computar cualquier secuencia computable», anunció en 1936 un joven Alan Turing de veinticuatro años.En los años 40 y 50 un reducido grupo de hombres y mujeres, liderado por John von Neumann, se reunió en Princeton, New Jersey, para comenzar la ... En savoir plus

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La reveladora historia de cómo surgió el universo digital tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial.«Es posible inventar una sola máquina que pueda utilizarse para computar cualquier secuencia computable», anunció en 1936 un joven Alan Turing de veinticuatro años.En los años 40 y 50 un reducido grupo de hombres y mujeres, liderado por John von Neumann, se reunió en Princeton, New Jersey, para comenzar la
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Analogia

The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

par George Dyson ...

A technology historian presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.Named one of WIRED's "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020""A pleasingly eccentric, impossibly wide-ranging tech treatise/memoir. . . . A thoughtful—and most thought-provoking—exploration of where our inventions have taken and will take ... En savoir plus

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A technology historian presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.Named one of WIRED's "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020""A pleasingly eccentric, impossibly wide-ranging tech treatise/memoir. . . . A thoughtful—and most thought-provoking—exploration of where our inventions have taken and will take
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Analogia

The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

par George Dyson ...

Lu par Donald Corren ...

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9 heure 42 min

Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont... ... En savoir plus

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Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont...
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Turing's Cathedral

The Origins of the Digital Universe

par George Dyson ...

Lu par Arthur Morey ...

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15 heure 40 min

“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal ... En savoir plus

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“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal
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The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

par Jon Gertner ...

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17 heure 28 min

In The Idea Factory, New York Times Magazine writer Jon Gertner reveals how Bell Labs served as an incubator for scientific innovation from the 1920s through the 1980s. In its heyday, Bell Labs boasted nearly 15,000 employees, 1,200 of whom held PhDs and 13 of whom won Nobel Prizes. Thriving in a work environment that embraced new ideas, Bell Labs scientists introduced concepts that still propel ... En savoir plus

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In The Idea Factory, New York Times Magazine writer Jon Gertner reveals how Bell Labs served as an incubator for scientific innovation from the 1920s through the 1980s. In its heyday, Bell Labs boasted nearly 15,000 employees, 1,200 of whom held PhDs and 13 of whom won Nobel Prizes. Thriving in a work environment that embraced new ideas, Bell Labs scientists introduced concepts that still propel
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The Information

A History, a Theory, a Flood

par James Gleick ...

Lu par Rob Shapiro ...

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16 heure 37 min

James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes as soon ... En savoir plus

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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes as soon
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The Birth of the West

Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century

par Paul Collins ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

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21 heure 30 min

The tenth century dawned in violence and disorder. Charlemagne’s empire was in ruins, most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders, and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty, provincial conflicts. To many historians, it was a prime example of the ignorance and uncertainty of the Dark Ages. Yet according to historian Paul Collins, the story of the tenth century is the story of our ... En savoir plus

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The tenth century dawned in violence and disorder. Charlemagne’s empire was in ruins, most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders, and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty, provincial conflicts. To many historians, it was a prime example of the ignorance and uncertainty of the Dark Ages. Yet according to historian Paul Collins, the story of the tenth century is the story of our
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Tetralogía científica

Copérnico · Kepler · La carta de Newton · Mefisto

par John Banville ...

Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras de 2014«Para John Banville el estilo es la más exacta a la vez que inspirada de las ciencias. Estas cuatro novelas no son solo renovada prueba de ello sino, además, la evidencia incontestable de que la suma de los números y de las letras puede dar resultados revolucionarios.»Rodrigo Fresán«En sus manos de orfebre tallador de palabras, este mundo extraño, a ... En savoir plus

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Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras de 2014«Para John Banville el estilo es la más exacta a la vez que inspirada de las ciencias. Estas cuatro novelas no son solo renovada prueba de ello sino, además, la evidencia incontestable de que la suma de los números y de las letras puede dar resultados revolucionarios.»Rodrigo Fresán«En sus manos de orfebre tallador de palabras, este mundo extraño, a
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Growth

From Microorganisms to Megacities

par Vaclav Smil ...

Lu par Eric Jason Martin ...

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26 heure 15 min

Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells. ... En savoir plus

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Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells.
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Until the End of Time

Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

par Brian Greene ...

Lu par Brian Greene ...

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14 heure 36 min

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe"Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York TimesUntil the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe"Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York TimesUntil the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to
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Exhalation

Stories

par Ted Chiang ...

Lu par Ted Chiang, Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon ...

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11 heure 22 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and OthersTackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and OthersTackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and
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