Carl Adam Petri : Life and Science / / by Einar Smith

• Autore: Smith Einar
• Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (133 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.0151
• Soggetto topico: Computers; Mathematics; Philosophy; History of Computing; Mathematics, general; Philosophy, general; Theory of Computation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Infancy and Youth -- University, Academe, Family -- Thesis on Automata -- The Maturing Years -- GMD - Home of the Petri Nets -- Net Foldings -- Morphisms and Topology -- Non-Sequential Processes and Concurrency Theory -- Communication Disciplines -- Theory of Measurement -- The Prosperity Years -- The Late Years -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to computer science, the Petri net. In this way the book can be read as a first introduction to nets, but it also covers the theoretical, physical and philosophical foundations behind nets, thus facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the wider range of Petri's works. The book is intended for readers with a previous knowledge in computer science, as well as for “interested non-professionals”, who want to get to know a remarkable personality of contemporary science.
• Titolo autorizzato: Carl Adam Petri
• ISBN: 3-662-48093-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910299254903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II