Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe

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book history of science book non-fiction book

Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ history of science book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
author	George Dyson (science historian) ⓘ surface form: George Dyson
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discusses	early computer programming ⓘ numerical simulation ⓘ role of institutions in technological innovation ⓘ stored-program architecture ⓘ
explores	ethical implications of computation ⓘ impact of early computing on science ⓘ transition from analog to digital computation ⓘ
focusesOn	IAS machine ⓘ John von Neumann’s computer project at the Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ early computer pioneers ⓘ emergence of the digital universe from mathematical ideas ⓘ relationship between computation and warfare ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ
hasPerspective	biographical ⓘ historical ⓘ philosophical ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ John von Neumann ⓘ Monte Carlo method ⓘ surface form: Monte Carlo methods development of stored-program computers ⓘ digital universe ⓘ history of early computers ⓘ history of modern computing ⓘ nuclear weapons and computing ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ origins of the digital age ⓘ philosophy of computation ⓘ
namedAfter	Alan Turing ⓘ
publisher	Pantheon Books ⓘ
relatedTo	Alan Turing’s ideas on computation ⓘ development of electronic digital computers ⓘ history of the Manhattan Project ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ
setInLocation	Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ surface form: Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
timePeriodCovered	1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ
title	Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe self-link ⓘ

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Description of subject: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.

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George Dyson (science historian) → notableWork → Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe ⓘ

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Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe → title → Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe self-link ⓘ

Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control → relatedWorkByAuthor → Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe ⓘ

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