Engines of Logic: Mathematicians and the Origin of the ComputerBy Martin Davis
* Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company* Number Of Pages: 272* Publication Date: 2001-09* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0393322297* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780393322293* Binding: Paperback
Summary: Good mathematics history/biographyRating: 5
EoL is, precisely as Publisher’s Weekly says, “a thoroughly enjoyable mix of biographical portraits and theoretical mathematics.” If, in places, the mathematical/logical ideas are not so clearly developed, I don’t fault the author. In a book of this size (slim) and scope (broad), one can only hope to find a decent overview of a particular subject matter. EoL is more than decent; it is highly entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking. The great pleasure Davis took in writing EoL springs from every page. Davis is a fine guide through some very abstruse mathematical and computer science fields — to which he himself has been a significant contributor. EoL is a first-rate piece of popular science.
* Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company* Number Of Pages: 272* Publication Date: 2001-09* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0393322297* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780393322293* Binding: Paperback
Summary: Good mathematics history/biographyRating: 5
EoL is, precisely as Publisher’s Weekly says, “a thoroughly enjoyable mix of biographical portraits and theoretical mathematics.” If, in places, the mathematical/logical ideas are not so clearly developed, I don’t fault the author. In a book of this size (slim) and scope (broad), one can only hope to find a decent overview of a particular subject matter. EoL is more than decent; it is highly entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking. The great pleasure Davis took in writing EoL springs from every page. Davis is a fine guide through some very abstruse mathematical and computer science fields — to which he himself has been a significant contributor. EoL is a first-rate piece of popular science.
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