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Licklider's ideas paved the way for a new paradigm in computing.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
A computer is a universal machine.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The future of computing is not about faster hardware, but smarter algorithms.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
In a sense, every computer is a Turing machine.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The computer is a tool for organizing information.
From The Information by James Gleick
We are at the beginning of a new era in computing.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
A computer is a device that can be programmed to carry out a set of operations.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed.
From The Master Algorithm by Pedro Domingos
The essence of computing is communication between people and machines.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
Every time we use a computer, we’re using algorithms.
From The Master Algorithm by Pedro Domingos
Licklider envisioned a future where computers would augment human intelligence.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
The power of computing comes from the ability to connect and share ideas.
From The Innovators by Walter Isaacson
Computers do not think; they merely execute instructions.
From The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold
The idea of a computer as a personal tool was revolutionary.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop