Books by George Dyson

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Turing's cathedral
*Turing’s Cathedral* (2012-03-08)

The author is George Dyson and the subtitle is The Origins of the Digital Universe .  It is a first-rate, splendid book, causing us to rethink the origins of computing systems, the connections between early computers and nuclear weapons systems, how to motivate geniuses, and also the career of John von Neumann.  Here is one excerpt, I may be giving you more:

Assorted links (2012-02-26)

2. The new George Dyson book on the origins of the computer , I just bought mine here .