Turing's cathedral [the origins of the digital universe]

Dyson, George 1953- (Author). Morey, Arthur. (Added Author).

Summary: Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other words, computer code. In the 1940s and '50s, a group of eccentric geniuses--led by John von Neumann--gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey...

Record details

ISBN: 9780307969095 (electronic audio bk.)
ISBN: 0307969096 (electronic audio bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 sound file (15 hr., 40 min., 44 sec.) : digital.
Edition: Library ed.
Publisher: New York : Books on Tape, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Arthur Morey.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 225376 KB).
Source of Description Note:	Description based on hard copy version record.