Subrata Dasgupta
Indian-born scholar and author known for work at the intersection of computer science, cognitive science, and the history and philosophy of technology; longtime professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; author of It Began with Babbage and Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction, as well as works on the Bengal Renaissance.
Books
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1. Computer Science
A Very Short Introduction
A concise tour of the intellectual foundations of computing, explaining how information is represented and transformed through algorithms, data structures, and machines. It traces key historical milestones from early theoretical breakthroughs to contemporary systems, clarifies layers from hardware architecture to programming languages and operating systems, and introduces themes like complexity, universality, networks, and artificial intelligence. Emphasizing abstraction, design, and problem solving, it presents computing as a fusion of science, engineering, and creative invention with profound societal impact.
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