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Book synopsis

This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.

Book details

Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy Philosophy: logic

• Full title: Technology and Mathematics
• Subtitle: Philosophical and Historical Investigations
• Author: Sven Ove Hansson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 373
• EAN: 9783319937786
• ISBN: 3319937782
• ID: 19424280
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 746 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. November 2018

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