Technology and Mathematics Philosophical and Historical Investigations /

This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 30
Subjects:
Philosophy.
History.
Logic.
Mathematics.
Computers.
ISBN:9783319937793
ISSN:1879-7202 ;
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Summary:This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation, cryptology, mathematics in technological education, the epistemology of computer-mediated proofs, and the relationship between technological and mathematical computability. The book also examines the work of such historical figures as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.
Item Description:Religion and Philosophy
Physical Description:XII, 373 p. 54 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783319937793
ISSN:1879-7202 ;

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