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Great Ideas from Computer Science

Professor Richard Harvey · Gresham College

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About

Algorithms, loosely translated, are systems for doing things. Algorithms are thus the link from pre-history to the modern world – without algorithms we would have an inanimate universe without all the mess and complexity of real life. It turns out that the history of algorithms is messy.

Lectures

  1. An Introduction to Algorithms 2020-10-20 · YouTube
  2. Data: The Past, the Present and the Future 2020-11-24 · YouTube
  3. An Introduction to Programs 2021-02-02 · YouTube
  4. Computers: A History 2021-03-09 · YouTube
  5. Networks: The Internet and Beyond 2021-04-20 · YouTube
  6. The Future of Computer Security 2021-05-25 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Richard Harvey
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Computer science
Source
Gresham College
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