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Out of their minds : the lives and discoveries of 15 great computer scientists / Dennis Shasha, Cathy Lazere.
| Author/creator | Shasha, Dennis Elliott |
| Other author | Lazere, Cathy A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Copernicus, ©1995. |
| Description | xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | John Backus : a restless inventor -- John McCarthy : the uncommon logician of common sense -- Alan C. Kay : a clear romantic vision -- Edsger W. Dijkstra : appalling prose and the shortest path -- Michael O. Rabin : the possibilities of chance -- Donald E. Knuth : boundless interests, a common thread -- Robert E. Tarjan : in search of good structure -- Leslie Lamport : of time, space, and computation -- Stephen Cook and Leonid Levin : a good solution is hard to find -- Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. : a delight in making things work -- Burton J. Smith : racing with the speed of light -- W. Daniels Hillis : the biological connection -- Edward A. Feigenbaum : the power of knowledge -- Douglas B. Lenat : a twenty-year bet. |
| Local note | Little-296234--305131002678- |
| Local note | Little-305615--305131014858$ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and index. |
| LCCN | 95008360 |
| ISBN | 0387979921 (acid-free) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA76.2.A2 S53 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |