Technology and Mathematics
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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.
Sven Ove Hansson is professor in the philosophy of technology and head of the Division of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is former president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, and editor-in-chief of Theoria and the two book series Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Philosophy, Technology, and Society. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. His research areas include philosophy of science and technology, logic, value theory, decision theory, ethics, and political philosophy.
| Autor: | Sven Ove Hansson |
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| EAN: | 9783319937793 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 24.10.2018 |
| Untertitel: | Philosophical and Historical Investigations |
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| Schlagworte: | Philosophy of Mathematics;Philosophy of Technology;Philosophy of Computing;History of Mathematics;History of Technology;History of Computing;Mathematics and Mechanical Computation;computation in the medieval and modern era;impact of WWII cryptology o |
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