TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plotkin,Robert
ED  - Gale (Firm)
TI  - Computers in science and mathematics
T2  - Computers, internet, and society
SN  - 9781438182759
AV  - Q183.9 .P56 2020
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Facts On File
KW  - Science
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Computers
KW  - History
N1  - Before computers : mechanizing arithmetic, counting, and sorting -- Early computers : automating computation -- Cryptography : sending secret messages -- Mathematical proofs : computers find truth -- Simulation : creating worlds inside a computer -- Weather : mapping the past, predicting the future -- Computer-inspired biology : making computers from living things -- Biology-inspired computing : learning from nature -- Recent developments
N2  - This book examines the contributions that have been made to computer technology as well as the many ways in which scientists and mathematicians use computers in their daily work. This newly revised edition places a focus on the development of computer hardware and software, the theory underlying the design of computer systems, and the use of computers to advance science and mathematics
UR  - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/50XN/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=phurs
ER  -