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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers
Princeton Science Library

von: John MacCormick, Quentin Cooper
19,99 €
Verlag:	Princeton University Press
Format:	MP3 (in ZIP-Archiv)
Veröffentl.:	22.09.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9780691213804
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

This audiobook narrated by Quentin Cooper explains the tricks behind nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones

Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without even knowing it, we use public-key cryptography to transmit secret information like credit card numbers, and we use digital signatures to verify the identity of the websites we visit. How do our computers perform these tasks with such ease? John MacCormick answers this question in language anyone can understand, using vivid examples to explain the fundamental tricks behind nine computer algorithms that power our PCs, tablets, and smartphones.

Autorenportrait

John MacCormick is associate professor of computer science at Dickinson College and a leading teacher, researcher, and writer in his field. His books include What Can Be Computed? A Practical Guide to the Theory of Computation (Princeton). Quentin Cooper is a radio and television presenter, audiobook narrator, event host, trainer, and lecturer in communication and journalism. He is the narrator of Tim Jackson's Prosperity without Growth and Facing Our Futures by Nikolas Badminton, among other audiobooks.