The hyperpower of computing by Gérard Berry
The Hyperpower of Computing is a seminal book written by Gérard Berry, Professor at the Collège de France. This work provides deep insight into the profound impact of digital technology, algorithms, and computing across all realms of human activity...
Author: Thierry P. Gaillard - The hyperpower of computing
Author: Gérard Berry - Éditions Odile Jacob - 2017 - 512 pages - €23.90
For most of us, computing boils down to a sequence of manipulations performed with varying degrees of success across computer monitors or smartphone screens. When one of our devices breaks down, lags with the agonizing slowness of an aging gastropod, or crashes abruptly, we find ourselves helpless and frustrated by our own powerlessness. And yet, clever is the one who can explain what truly happens "under the hood"...
While computer science has established itself across our daily lives at supersonic speed, a comprehensive grasp of its principles has largely remained the privilege of a narrow caste of scientists, engineers, and technicians.
Authored by Gérard Berry, brilliant professor at the Collège de France and CNRS Gold Medalist, this remarkably pedagogical book addresses the foundational concepts of computer science by making them understandable to all. From algorithms to programming languages, from data structures to software bugs and signal processing, you will discover the foundational gears driving our digital societies.
If you want to understand the modern challenges of digital transformation and grasp the immense power—as well as the intrinsic limits—of computing, this book is an indispensable reference.
