Computing, according to some, is the mechanization of abstraction. Humans have been abstracting for a while, for at least a couple of millennia in India, Greece and elsewhere. They have also been building machines en masse for a few hundred years. Put the two together and we get abstract machines.
The Mechanical Self: Newsletter #36
The Mechanical Self: Newsletter #36
The Mechanical Self: Newsletter #36
Computing, according to some, is the mechanization of abstraction. Humans have been abstracting for a while, for at least a couple of millennia in India, Greece and elsewhere. They have also been building machines en masse for a few hundred years. Put the two together and we get abstract machines.