The last lecture course that Nobel Prize winner Richard P. Feynman
gave to students at Caltech from 1983 to 1986 was not on physics but
on computer science. The first edition of the Feynman Lectures on
Computation, published in 1996, provided an overview of standard and
not-so-standard topics in computer science given in Feynman’s
inimitable style. Although now over 20 years old, most of the material
is still relevant and interesting, and Feynman’s unique philosophy
of learning and discovery shines through. For this new edition, Tony
Hey has updated the lectures with an invited chapter from Professor
John Preskill on “Quantum Computing 40 Years Later”. This
contribution captures the progress made toward building a quantum
computer since Feynman’s original suggestions in 1981. The last 25
years have also seen the “Moore’s law” roadmap for the IT
industry coming to an end. To reflect this transition, John Shalf,
Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has
contributed a chapter on “The Future of Computing beyond Moore’s
Law”. The final update for this edition is an attempt to capture
Feynman’s interest in artificial intelligence and artificial neural
networks. Eric Mjolsness, now a Professor of Computer Science at the
University of California Irvine, was a Teaching Assistant for
Feynman’s original lecture course and his research interests are now
the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning for
multi-scale science. He has contributed a chapter called “Feynman on
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning” that captures the
early discussions with Feynman and also looks toward future
developments. This exciting and important work provides key reading
for students and scholars in the fields of computer science and
computational physics.
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Anniversary Edition
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000855746
Publisert
2023
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
CRC Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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