Smith, Einar. <br/><br/>
Carl Adam Petri  Life and Science /  [electronic resource] : 
by Einar Smith. 
 - 1st ed. 2015. 
 - XI, 128 p. 74 illus.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783662480939 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-662-48093-9  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer science.<br/>Philosophy.<br/>Computers.<br/>Mathematics.<br/>Computer Science.<br/>History of Computing.<br/>Mathematics, general.<br/>Philosophy, general.<br/>Theory of Computation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.17 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004.09