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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future THE INGENIOUS IDEAS THAT DRIVE TODAY'S COMPUTERS John MacCormick P R I N C E T O N U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S P R I N C E T O N A N D O X F O R D Copyright © 2012 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data MacCormick, John, 1972– Nine algorithms that changed the future : the ingenious ideas that drive today's computers / John MacCormick. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-691-14714-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Computer science. 2. Computer algorithms. 3. Artificial intelligence. I. Title. QA76M21453 2012 006.3-dc22 2011008867 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This book has been composed in Lucida using TE X Typeset by T&T Productions Ltd, London Printed on acid-free paper press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The world has arrived ......