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The universal history of computing : from the abacus to the quantum computer / by Ifrah, Georges.(CARDINAL)524072;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-394) and index.
Subjects: Computers; Electronic data processing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Prehistoric earth [videorecording] : a natural history / by Branagh, Kenneth(CARDINAL)332897; James, Jasper; Asahi National Broadcasting Company Ltd.; BBC Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)270800; British Broadcasting Corporation(CARDINAL)143648; Discovery Channel (Firm)(CARDINAL)217781; ProSieben (Firm); Société nationale de programme France-Régions; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Disc 1: Before the dinosaurs -- Disc 2: Walking with dinosaurs -- Disc 3: Allosaurus -- Disc 4: Disc 4: Walking with prehistoric beasts -- Disc 5: The making of Walking with prehistoric beasts -- Disc 6: Walking with cavemen.Disc 1. New blood, Time of the titans, Cruel Sea, Giant of the skies, Spirits of the ice forest, Death of a dynasty (180 min.) -- disc 2. Walking with Dinosaurs: the making of / produced and directed by Jasper James (50 min.).Photography, Michael Pitts, John Howarth ; editor, Andrew Wilks ; music, Ben Bartlett ; series producer, Tim Haines ; executive producer, John Lynch ; visual effects, Mike McGee ; computer generated effects, Mike Milne.Narrated by Kenneth Branagh.Collector's set explores the full spectrum of prehistoric life, from the rise of monsters millions of years ago to the reign of dinosaurs and our own evolutionary predecessors. Includes 9 hours of programming plus almost 7 hours of special features.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 enhanced); stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Educational television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Allosaurus; Animals, Fossil; Dinosaurs; Heredity; Homo erectus; Human beings; Prehistoric peoples;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The nitpicker's guide for classic trekkers. by Farrand, Phil.(CARDINAL)375746;
Subjects: Science fiction films.; ); Star trek (Television program); Star trek, the next generation (Television program);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mathematics : powerful patterns into nature and society / by Henderson, Harry,1951-(CARDINAL)766549;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.How nature counts: Leonardo of Pisa discovers fibonacci numbers: Those useful Arabic numerals -- Practical mathematics -- Reviving mathematics in Europe -- Number theory -- Other mathematicians: Arab mathematicians -- Problem with rabbits -- Fibonacci numbers in nature -- Golden ratio -- Inner harmony? -- Parallels: Mathematics and Greek philosophy -- Leonardo's legacy -- Tools for pattern-finders: Karl Pearson and statistics: Roving mind -- Grammer of science -- Other scientists: Francis Galton -- Statistical tools -- Eugenics and the Galton Laboratory -- Issues: Evaluating experiments -- Issues: Political use of science -- Later life -- Surmises and simulations: John von Neumann puts the computer in play: Young genius in a brilliant city -- Finding a career -- Contributions to physics and mathematics -- Economics and game theory -- Issues: Von Neumann and "The Bomb" -- Need for speed -- Designing the digital computer -- Self-reproducing automaton -- Difficult fate -- Other scientists: Stanisław Ulam -- Delicate equilibrium: John Nash and game theory: "Diffferent" child -- Wayward path to math -- Life at Princeton-- Game theory and the Nash equilibrium -- Falling short -- I was there: Infuriating but so brilliant -- Breakdown -- In the shadowlands -- Connections: Math and madness? -- Long climb back -- Nobel triumph -- Endless structure: Benoît Mandelbrot opens the fractal portal -- Learning in the shadow of war -- Different mathematical path -- Mysterious clumps -- Chaos and fractals -- Mandelbrot set -- Finding applications -- Connections: Generating and applying fractals -- Other scientists: Christopher Scholz -- Popularizing fractals -- I was there: Ego or necessity? -- Achievements -- On butterfly wings: Edward Lorenz and chaos theory: Clouds and calculations -- Forecasting and meteorology -- New approach to weather -- Berserk computer? -- Limits of forecasting -- Trends: Weather forecasting today -- Demonstrations of chaos -- Strange attractors -- Other scientists: Mitchell Feigenbaum -- Chaos: A new paradigm? -- Achieving recognition -- Issues: Theories and fads -- Games of emergence: John H. Conway, "Life," and other pastimes: "I want to be a mathematician" -- Cambridge and "surreal numbers" -- Packed in 24 dimensions -- Puzzles and pastimes -- Game of life -- Life without end? -- Seriously weird? -- Other mathematicians: Martin Gardner -- Other mathematicians: William Gosper -- From cosmos to mind: Roger Penrose suggests hidden connections: Talented family -- Turning to mathematics -- Mathematical physics -- Black holes and hawking -- Twisted space and tricky tiles -- Other scientists: Stephen Hawking --Physics of consciousness -- Connections: Unifying relativity and quantum mechanics -- Is the mind a quantum computer? -- Issues: Penrose and his critics -- Major achievements -- Artificial evolution: Christopher Langton creates virtual life: Dilettante gets a computer -- Discovering "Life" -- Genetic programming -- In Von Neumann's footsteps -- "Langton Loop" -- Field without a name -- Virtual ant colony -- Parallels: Artificial life and computer animation -- Information is life -- Los Alamos Conference -- Connections: Artificial intelligence and artificial life -- Artificial life and consciousness -- A new kind of science? Stephen Wolfram and the universal automaton: Teenage physicist -- Computers at Caltech -- Studying cellular automata -- Mathematica -- Shortcut to complexity? -- Connections: Applying Wolfram's ideas -- Universal automaton -- A new kind of science? -- Issues: Is Wolfram's work pseudoscience? -- Assessing Wolfram's science -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further resources -- Index.
Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematics; Mathematics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Young Sheldon. [videorecording] / by Lorre, Chuck,creator.; Molaro, Steven,creator.(CARDINAL)822424; Armitage, Iain,actor.; Perry, Zoe,1983-actor.; Barber, Lance,1973-actor.; Jordan, Montana,actor.(CARDINAL)900254; Revord, Raegan,2008-actor.; Parsons, Jim,1973-voice actor.(CARDINAL)849258; Chuck Lorre Productions (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)344968; Warner Bros. Television,production company.(CARDINAL)843556;
Director of photography, Buzz Feitshans IV ; edited by David Helfand ; music by Jeff Cardoni.Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, Jim Parsons.For nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science is not always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television programs.; Gifted persons; Boys; Families; Gifted children; Muchachos; Familias;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 19
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Understanding the inventions that changed the world [videorecording] / by Carlson, W. Bernard.(CARDINAL)751668; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-265) in course guidebook.Disc 1. Great inventions in everyday life ; The Potter's wheel and metallurgy ; Beer, wine, and distilled spirits ; The galley, coins, and the alphabet ; Crossbows east and west ; Roman arches : Aqueducts and the Colosseum -- Disc 2. Waterwheels and clocks ; Pagodas and cathedrals ; Paper and printing ; Gunpowder, cannons, and guns ; Telescopes and microscopes ; The caravel and celestial navigation -- Disc 3. Unlocking the power of coal and iron ; Steam engines and pin making ; Canals and railroads ; Food preservation ; Water and sewer systems ; Battleries and electric generators -- Disc 4. Cameras, telephones and phonographs Electric light and power ; Department stores and modern retailing ; Motion pictures ; Surgery and the operation room ; Steel, glass, and plastics -- Disc 5. The model T ; Aviation : The "Wright" time for flight ; Radio and television ; Nuclear power ; Household applicances ; Electonics and the chip -- Disc 6. Satellites and cell phones ; Personal computing ; Genetic engineering ; The Internet ; Social media and democracy ; Inventions and history.Lecturer: Professor W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia.History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Along with recounting famous inventions such as the steam engine, airplane, atomic bomb and computer chip, these lectures explore a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, indoor plumbing and department stores.DVD.
Subjects: Educational films.; Filmed lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Civilization; Inventions; Science; DVD.; Philosophy.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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You look like a thing and I love you : how artificial intelligence works and why it's making the world a weirder place / by Shane, Janelle,author.(CARDINAL)817260;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index."You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever... according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness. She creates silly AIs that learn how to name paint colors, create the best recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humans--all to understand the technology that governs so much of our daily lives. We rely on AI every day for recommendations, for translations, and to put cat ears on our selfie videos. We also trust AI with matters of life and death, on the road and in our hospitals. But how smart is AI really... and how does it solve problems, understand humans, and even drive self-driving cars? Shane delivers the answers to every AI question you've ever asked, and some you definitely haven't. Like, how can a computer design the perfect sandwich? What does robot-generated Harry Potter fan-fiction look like? And is the world's best Halloween costume really "Vampire Hog Bride"? In this smart, often hilarious introduction to the most interesting science of our time, Shane shows how these programs learn, fail, and adapt--and how they reflect the best and worst of humanity. You Look Like a Thing and I Love You is the perfect book for anyone curious about what the robots in our lives are thinking."--Amazon.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Technology;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Preserving your family photographs : how to organize, present, and restore your precious family images / by Taylor, Maureen Alice.(CARDINAL)209885;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-242) and index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Photographs; Photograph collections; Photographs in genealogy; Photography of families; Digital preservation;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Softwar : a novel theory on power projection and the national strategic significance of Bitcoin / by Lowery, Jason P.,Major,author.; Rubin, Joan Shelley,1947-thesis supervisor.(CARDINAL)724100; United States.Department of Defense,sponsor.(CARDINAL)139186; Massachusetts Institute of Technology.School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program,thesis granting department.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354).Current analysis of Bitcoin's underlying proof-of-work technology is almost exclusively based on financial, monetary, or economic theory. Recycling the same theoretical frameworks when performing hypothesis-deductive analysis of Bitcoin has the potential to create systemic-level analytical bias which could negatively impact public policy making efforts and could even pose a threat to US national security. This thesis introduces a novel theoretical framework for analyzing the potential national strategic impact of Bitcoin as an electro-cyber security technology rather than a peer-to-peer cash system. The goal of this thesis is to give the research community a different frame of reference they can utilize to generate hypotheses and deductively analyze the potential risks and rewards of proof-of-work technologies as something other than strictly monetary technology. The author asserts it would be beneficial for researchers to explore alternative functionality of proof-of-work technologies to eliminate potential blind spots, provide a more well-rounded understanding of the risks and rewards of proof-of-work protocols like Bitcoin, and positively contribute to the development of more informed public policy in support of the March 2022 US Presidential Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.
Subjects: Academic theses.; Bitcoin.; Cyberspace.; National security; Computer networks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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