The Advent of the Algorithm
Subtitle: The 300-Year Journey from an Idea to the Computer
Publisher: Harvest Books
Published: May 3, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780156013918
First sentence: Some philosophers see into themselves, and some into their times; still others forge an alliance with the future, scribbling their secrets late at night and speaking in whispers to the insubstantial and impatient souls that are gathered around their study door, dying to be born.