Smith, Einar.
Carl Adam Petri Life and Science / [electronic resource] : by Einar Smith. - 1st ed. 2015. - XI, 128 p. 74 illus. online resource.
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.
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.
9783662480939
10.1007/978-3-662-48093-9 doi
Computer science.
Philosophy.
Computers.
Mathematics.
Computer Science.
History of Computing.
Mathematics, general.
Philosophy, general.
Theory of Computation.
QA76.17
004.09
Carl Adam Petri Life and Science / [electronic resource] : by Einar Smith. - 1st ed. 2015. - XI, 128 p. 74 illus. online resource.
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.
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.
9783662480939
10.1007/978-3-662-48093-9 doi
Computer science.
Philosophy.
Computers.
Mathematics.
Computer Science.
History of Computing.
Mathematics, general.
Philosophy, general.
Theory of Computation.
QA76.17
004.09