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Electronic Brains Stories from the Dawn of the Computer Age Mike Hally Granta 2005 Hardback
In the exciting few years either side of the Second World War, pioneering teams in four continents worked on the development of the first modern compuIn the exciting few years either side of the Second World War, pioneering teams in four continents worked on the development of the first modern computers. Mike Hally uses interviews with members of these teams to recreate the atmosphere of a time when obsessive men and women laid the foundations of the information age with projects such as the UNIVAC, which correctly predicted the results of the 1952 American presidential election. ...more
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Patrick Moore The Autobiography Patrick Moore Sutton 2005 Paperback Illustrated
Patrick Moore was not only a great populariser of astronomy, but also a self-taught musician and passionate cricketer for over 50 years. In this autobPatrick Moore was not only a great populariser of astronomy, but also a self-taught musician and passionate cricketer for over 50 years. In this autobiography, written on his 1908 Woodstock typewriter, he describes the key moments of his distinguished career in broadcasting, discusses his other enthusiasms and sets out his political views. ...more
Quantum Mechanics New Approaches to Selected Topics Harry J Lipkin Dover 2001 Paperback
In this collection of self-contained studies, Lipkin takes an unusual approach by introducing many interesting physical problems and mathematical techIn this collection of self-contained studies, Lipkin takes an unusual approach by introducing many interesting physical problems and mathematical techniques at a much earlier point than in conventional texts. The book is geared toward advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Its broad selection of topics includes the Mossbauer effect, Koan decay, the many-body problem, scattering theory, Feynman diagrams and relativistic quantum mechanics. ...more
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