Mechanizing Proof: Computing, Risk, and Trust

by Donald Angus MacKenzie

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Most aspects of our private and social lives--our safety, the integrity of the financial system, the functioning of utilities and other services, and national security--now depend on computing. But how can we know that this computing is trustworthy? In Mechanizing Proof , Donald MacKenzie addresses this key issue by investigating the interrelations of computing, risk, and mathematical proof over the last half century from the perspectives of history...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262632950

ISBN13:9780262632959

Release Date:January 2004

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Computers Computers & Technology

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