Publisher's Synopsis
Computer science is the study of the objects that can exist inside computers - their behaviour, and how they can be constructed. Computer science is an extension of neither control theory nor of classical mathematical modelling. The late Russian Academician, Andrei P. Ershov seems to have been the first influential Russian to understand this, already from the mid 1950's, and he brought that message to bear on the USSR Academy of Sciences. This volume, therefore, is a contribution not only to the man, but to his country and to the field of computer science. Featured are the works of many scientists from the USSR - works that would otherwise not be widely accessible: a selection of works by Ershov's many colleagues abroad; papers on the man himself and his work; and papers discussing philosophy and theory aspects of the profession and its consequences.;This is a book for all students of science and scientists, especially mathematical and computer scientists.
