The Great Formal Machinery Works: Theories of Deduction and Computation at the Origins of the Digital Age

by Jan von Plato

The information age owes its existence to a little-known but crucial development, the theoretical study of logic and the foundations of mathematics. The Great Formal Machinery Works draws on original sources and rare archival materials to trace the history of the theories of deduction and computation that laid the logical foundations for the digital revolution.

Jan von Plato examines the contributions of figures such as Aristotle;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691174172
• ISBN13: 9780691174174
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.4"