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- catalog abstract "From 1983 to 1986, the legendary physicist and teacher Richard Feynman gave a course at Caltech called "Potentialities and Limitations of Computing Machines." Although the lectures are over ten years old, most of the material is timeless and presents a "Feynmanesque" overview of many standard and some not-so-standard topics in computer science. These include compatibility, Turing machines (or as Feynman said, "Mr. Turing's machines"), information theory, Shannon's Theorem, reversible computation, the thermodynamics of computation, the quantum limits to computation, and the physics of VLSI devices. Taken together, these lectures represent a unique exploration of the fundamental limitations of digital computers. Feynman's philosophy of learning and discovery comes through strongly in these lectures. He constantly points out the benefits of playing around with concepts and working out solutions to problems on your own - before looking at the back of the book for the answers. As Feynman says in the lectures: "If you keep proving stuff that others have done, getting confidence, increasing the complexities of your solutions - for the fun of it - then one day you'll turn around and discover that nobody actually did that one! And that's the way to become a computer scientist."".
- catalog contributor b10138329.
- catalog contributor b10138330.
- catalog contributor b10138331.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Feynman's philosophy of learning and discovery comes through strongly in these lectures. He constantly points out the benefits of playing around with concepts and working out solutions to problems on your own - before looking at the back of the book for the answers. As Feynman says in the lectures: "If you keep proving stuff that others have done, getting confidence, increasing the complexities of your solutions - for the fun of it - then one day you'll turn around and discover that nobody actually did that one! And that's the way to become a computer scientist."".
- catalog description "From 1983 to 1986, the legendary physicist and teacher Richard Feynman gave a course at Caltech called "Potentialities and Limitations of Computing Machines." Although the lectures are over ten years old, most of the material is timeless and presents a "Feynmanesque" overview of many standard and some not-so-standard topics in computer science. These include compatibility, Turing machines (or as Feynman said, "Mr. Turing's machines"), information theory, Shannon's Theorem, reversible computation, the thermodynamics of computation, the quantum limits to computation, and the physics of VLSI devices. Taken together, these lectures represent a unique exploration of the fundamental limitations of digital computers.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Preface / Richard Feynman -- 1. Introduction to Computers -- 2. Computer Organization -- 3. The Theory of Computation -- 4. Coding and Information Theory -- 5. Reversible Computation and the Thermodynamics of Computing -- 6. Quantum Mechanical Computers -- 7. Physical Aspects of Computation -- Afterword: Memories of Richard Feynman.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 303 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Feynman lectures on computation.".
- catalog identifier "0201489910".
- catalog isFormatOf "Feynman lectures on computation.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley,".
- catalog relation "Feynman lectures on computation.".
- catalog subject "004/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Electronic data processing.".
- catalog subject "QA76 .F45 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface / Richard Feynman -- 1. Introduction to Computers -- 2. Computer Organization -- 3. The Theory of Computation -- 4. Coding and Information Theory -- 5. Reversible Computation and the Thermodynamics of Computing -- 6. Quantum Mechanical Computers -- 7. Physical Aspects of Computation -- Afterword: Memories of Richard Feynman.".
- catalog title "Feynman lectures on computation / Richard P. Feynman ; edited by Anthony J.G. Hey and Robin W. Allen.".
- catalog type "text".