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Chcete pochopit, jaké tajemství stojí za úspěchem společnosti Google? Odpovědí je tato kniha známého amerického novináře a odborníka na informační technologie a kyperprostor. Skutečně jen několik málo společností na světě je obdivováno jako Google, který proměnil internet a stal se neoddělitelno usoučástí našich životů. Jak to dokázali? Autor této knihy získal přístup přímo do nejvyššího velitelství firmy, legendárního Googleplexu, a nyní může odhalit, jak to vlastně všechno funguje.

Steven Levy's classic book about the original hackers of the computer revolution is now available in a special 25th anniversary edition, with updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg, Richard Stallman, and Tim O'Reilly.

This book looks at artificial life science - A-Life, an important new area of scientific research involving the disciplines of microbiology, evolutionary theory, physics, chemistry and computer science. In the 1940s a mathematician named John von Neumann, a man with a claim to being the father of the modern computer, invented a hypothetical mathematical entity called a cellular automaton. His aim was to construct a machine that could reproduce itself. In the years since, with the development of hugely more sophisticated and complex computers, von Neumann's insights have gradually led to a point where scientists have created, within the wiring of these machines, something that so closely simulates life that it may, arguably, be called life. This machine reproduces itself, mutates, evolves through generations and dies.

Foreword by Richard Bewes. This introduction to the Bible was written with young people and new believers in mind, and outlines both the structure and the meaning to give the reader a desire to devour and to enjoy God's Word. Each chapter includes study questions.Steve has a fever for the Bible and is desperate to infect you! Let him.

From renowned tech writer Steven Levy, the complete history of one of the world's most controversial and successful companies. In his sophomore year of college, Mark Zuckerberg created a simple website to serve as a campus social network. But the site caught on like wildfire, and soon students nationwide were on Facebook. Today, Facebook is nearly unrecognizable from Zuckerberg's first, modest iteration. It has grown into a tech giant, the largest social media platform and one of the most gargantuan companies in the world with over 2.23 billion global users. Love it or hate it, there is no denying the power and omnipresence of Facebook in daily life. And in light of growing scandals surrounding election-influencing 'fake news' accounts, the mining of its users' personal data, and growing discontent with the actions of its founder and CEO, never has the company been more central to the international conversation.

Cryptography is of huge importance today as codes are used for securing the Internet, mobile phones and electronic transactions. This book traces the development of this science and describes the conflicts between those that want to keep codes weak and those who want strong codes available to all.

Focusing on the groundbreaking launch of the Macintosh in 1984, this book explores its impact on the digital landscape and the computer industry, blending technology with economics and entertainment. Veteran writer Steven Levy provides a detailed account of Apple’s evolution, enriched with anecdotes and insightful commentary. This definitive work offers a fascinating look at the development of the Macintosh and is essential for anyone interested in the origins of the interactive age.

Written by Steven Levy, In the Plexis the story of the most successful technology company of our time, it is an inside look at how Google succeeds.

Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived - and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning.

Rashi, the medieval French rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040-1105), authored monumental commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud. With The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary, his commentary on the Torah - regarded as the most authoritative of all Torah commentaries - is finally accessible to the entire Jewish community.