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Algorithms are the hidden methods that computers apply to process information and make decisions. Nowadays, our lives are run by algorithms. They determine what news we see. They influence which products we buy. They suggest our dating partners. They may even be determining the outcome of national elections. They are creating, and destroying, entire industries. Despite mounting concerns, few know what algorithms are, how they work, or who created them. Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of algorithms from their ancient origins to the present day and beyond. The book introduces readers to the inventors and inspirational events behind the genesis of the world's most important algorithms. Professor Chris Bleakley recounts tales of ancient lost inscriptions, Victorian steam-driven contraptions, top secret military projects, penniless academics, hippy dreamers, tech billionaires, superhuman artificial intelligences, cryptocurrencies, and quantum computing. Along the way, the book explains, with the aid of clear examples and illustrations, how the most influential algorithms work. Compelling and impactful, Poems that Solve Puzzles tells the story of how algorithms came to revolutionise our world.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics Probability & statistics

• Full title: Poems That Solve Puzzles
• Author: Bleakley, Chris (Head of School of Computer Science, Head of School of Computer Science, University College Dublin)
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780198853732
• ISBN: 0198853734
• ID: 28284045
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 510 g
• Dimensions: 147 × 222 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. August 2020

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