The Advent of the Algorithm: The 300-Year Journey from an Idea to the Computer

The Advent of the Algorithm: The 300-Year Journey from an Idea to the Computer

by David Berlinski (Author)

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 368
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 03 May 2001

ISBN 10: 0156013916
ISBN 13: 9780156013918

Media Reviews
Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm
Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol. - Booklist (starred review)
An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty. - Chicago Tribune

Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm

Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol. - Booklist (starred review)

An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty. - Chicago Tribune


Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm

Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol. - Booklist (starred review)

An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty. - Chicago Tribune


Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm
Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol. -Booklist (starred review)
An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty. -Chicago Tribune

Praise for The Advent of the Algorithm

Berlinski has composed energetic, intertwined tales that make it nearly impossible for readers, once drawn in, to lose interest. . . . An uncommon achievement of both style and substance. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A tour de force, this book gives intellectual dilemmas a human face, while restoring grandeur and mystery to a universe still too richly intricate to fit within a computer protocol. -Booklist (starred review)

An extraordinary book . . . Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's specialty. -Chicago Tribune