Name: Computation in Ancient India
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Author: Rao, T. R. N. ; Kak, Subhash ; Rao, T. R. N.
ISBN: 9781988207124

Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

T. R. N. Rao

Subhash Kak

Author

T. R. N. Rao

Publisher

Mount Meru Publishing

Language

English

Pages

190

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9781988207124

Synopsis "Computation in Ancient India "

The material in this book presents an introduction to the Indian contributions to the science of computing. The book starts with an overview of Indian science. The next three chapters deal with the description of binary numbers, the Katapayadi notation and its equivalence to hashing that is used in computer systems, and the Panini-Backus form to describe a high-level computer language based on the ideas of the great grammarian Panini. The next two chapters describe some technical aspects of Panini's grammar and Indian logic. The Paninian structure (5th century BCE) has been shown to be equivalent to the Turing machine. The rise of mathematical logic in India took place centuries before its rediscovery in Europe. The next chapter shows how one needs ingenuity in decoding Indian texts. It is shown that Indian myths represent information regarding the motions of the planets. The last two chapters deal with cosmology and cognitive science.

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