Title: Over-written
Product review: I admire an author's clever use of words as much as anyone, but there is undoubtedly a point where the clever use of words becomes "mannerism:" the author calls attention to HIMSELF instead of his subject matter.This book fails miserably here. Berlinski seems much more concerned about drawing attention to himself as "the brilliant writer" than about explaining his subject matter with clarity.After all, where did the algorithm come from? A major source may have been cook-books, getting a major boost from Charles Babbage, the symbolic logic of Frege, and finally Turing and the actual realization of the computer.Not recommended.
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