Leibniz on Binary
The Invention of Computer Arithmetic
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2022
Summary
The first collection of Leibniz’s key writings on the binary system, newly translated, with many previously unpublished in any language.
The polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) is known for his independent invention of the calculus in 1675. Another major—although less studied—mathematical contribution by Leibniz is his invention of binary arithmetic, the representational basis for today’s digital computing. This book offers the first collection of Leibniz’s most important w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544344 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262544342 |
| Author: | Lloyd Strickland, Harry R. Lewis |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
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About The Author
Lloyd Strickland
Lloyd Strickland is Professor of Philosophy and Intellectual History at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of Leibniz and the Two Sophies, Leibniz’s Monadology, and various other books.
Harry Lewis is Gordon McKay Research Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University. He is the coauthor of Blown to Bits- Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion, coeditor of What Is College For?, and editor of Ideas That Created the Future.
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