{"product_id":"a-science-of-operations-machines-logic-and-the-invention-of-programming-9781447126355","title":"A Science of Operations: Machines, Logic and the Invention of Programming","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Priestley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, computers fulfil a dazzling array of roles, a flexibility resulting from the great range of programs\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethat can be run on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Science of Operations\u003c\/i\u003e examines the history of what we now call programming, defined not simply as \u003ci\u003ecomputer \u003c\/i\u003eprogramming, but more broadly as the definition of the steps involved in computations and other information-processing activities. This unique perspective highlights how the history of programming is distinct from the history of the computer, despite the close relationship between the two in the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The book also discusses how the development of programming languages is related to disparate fields which attempted to give a mechanical account of language on the one hand, and a linguistic account of machines on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics and features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the early development of automatic computing, including Babbage's \"mechanical calculating engines\" and the applications of punched-card technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the theoretical work of mathematical logicians such as Kleene, Church, Post and Turing, and the machines built by Zuse and Aiken in the 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the role that logic played in the development of the stored program computer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes the \"standard model\" of machine-code programming popularised by Maurice Wilkes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the complete table for the universal Turing machine in the Appendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cli\u003eInvestigates the rise of the initiatives aimed at developing higher-level programming notations, and how these came to be thought of as 'languages' that could be studied independently of a machine\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eExamines the importance of the Algol 60 language, and the framework it provided for studying the design of programming languages and the process of software development\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eExplores the early development of object-oriented languages, with a focus on the Smalltalk project\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating text offers a new viewpoint for historians of science and technology, as well as for the general reader. The historical narrative builds the story in a clear and logical fashion, roughly following chronological order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45277296132247,"sku":"9781447126355","price":11752.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781447126355.webp?v=1769287995","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-science-of-operations-machines-logic-and-the-invention-of-programming-9781447126355","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}