Technology and Mathematics Technology and Mathematics
Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

Technology and Mathematics

Philosophical and Historical Investigations

Sven Ove Hansson
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Publisher Description

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.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2018
24 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
385
Pages
PUBLISHER
Springer International Publishing
PROVIDER INFO
Springer Science & Business Media LLC
SIZE
19.8
MB

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