The first edition of this book published in 1996 and provided an overview of standard and not-so-standard topics in computer science given in Richard P. Feynman's inimitable style. For this new edition, Tony Hey has updated the lectures with invited chapters from preeminient scholars in the field.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 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