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Feynman lectures on computation

Richard P. Feynman ; edited by Tony Hey ; with a foreword by Bill Gates

CRC Press, 2023

Anniversary ed

  • : pbk

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"For this new edition, Tony Hey has updated the lectures with an invited chapter from Professor John Preskill on "Quantum computing 40 years later""--P. [i]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-390) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Updated anniversary edition of previous edition from 1996 Contains three new invited chapters and three "Reminiscences" on memories of Richard Feynman Demonstrates Richard Feynman's unique philosophy of learning and discovery Provides key reading for students and scholars in the fields of computer science and computational physics

Table of Contents

- Foreword by Bill Gates - Editor's Preface - Feynman's Preface - Author and Editor Biographies - Contributors 1. Introduction to Computers 2. Computer Organization 3. The Theory of Computation 4. Coding and Information Theory 5. Reversible Computation and the Thermodynamics of Computing 6. Quantum Mechanical Computers 7. Quantum Computing 40 Years Later 8. Physical Aspects of Computation 9: The Future of Computing Beyond Moore's Law 10. Feynman on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 11. Reminiscences 12. Afterword 13. Suggested Reading 13. Index

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