Technology and Mathematics: Philosophical and Historical Investigations (1st ed. 2018) (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology #30)
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- Synopsis
- This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.
- Copyright:
- 2018
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783319937793
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783319937786
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 10/26/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Computers and Internet, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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