The discrete charm of the machine : why the world became digital / Ken Steiglitz.

Author: Steiglitz, Kenneth, 1939- author.

ImprintPrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Descriptionxvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:The discrete revolution -- What's wrong with analog? -- Signal standardization -- Consequential physics -- Your computer is a photograph -- Music from bits -- Communication in a noisy world -- Analog computers -- Turing's machine -- Intrinsic difficulty -- Searching for magic -- The internet, then the robots.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.

Note:Explains the genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization, delving into the varied physical and logical reasons behind this radical transformation.

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