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Carl Adam Petri

Life and Science

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Einar Smith

    1. Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft SCAI – , Sankt Augustin, Germany

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  • First biography of the renowned German computer scientist Carl Adam Petri
  • Contains an entertaining and easily understandable introduction to Petri nets and their foundations
  • Presents hitherto unpublished background material from Petri's legacy

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 1-7

  3. Infancy and Youth

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 9-18

  4. University, Academe, Family

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 19-27

  5. Thesis on Automata

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 29-37

  6. The Maturing Years

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 39-50

  7. GMD: Home of the Petri Nets

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 51-67

  8. Net Foldings, Morphisms and Topology

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 69-75

  9. Non-Sequential Processes and Concurrency Theory

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 77-87

  10. Communication Disciplines

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 89-92

  11. Theory of Measurement

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 93-104

  12. The Prosperity Years

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 105-113

  13. The Late Years

    • Einar Smith
    Pages 115-122

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 123-128
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About this book

The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to computer science, the Petri net. In this way the book can be read as a first introduction to nets, but it also covers the theoretical, physical and philosophical foundations behind nets, thus facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the wider range of Petri's works. The book is intended for readers with a previous knowledge in computer science, as well as for “interested non-professionals”, who want to get to know a remarkable personality of contemporary science.

Reviews

“The book can be considered as both an emotional and exciting novel … . It was a great honor and quite a privilege for me to have had the opportunity to meet Petri several times during my career, and it would be great if many people who did not have that opportunity could now get to know him by reading this book, which I strongly recommend.” (David de Frutos Escrig, Mathematical Reviews, January, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft SCAI – , Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Einar Smith

About the author

Einar Smith
Graduation in mathematics and computer science, University of Bonn; social economy, University of Oslo. PhD dissertation in computer science 1989, University of Hamburg. From 1984 affiliated with the Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD, German National Center for Mathematics and Computer Science), later Fraunhofer Insitute, Sankt Augustin near Bonn, research field Petri nets. From 1989 lecture activities on Petri nets and theoretical computer science at the Univesities of Koblenz, Berlin (Humboldt-University) and Campina Grande, Brazil. Lecture activities on applied mathematics at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn. Author of a text-book on the Theory of Computability, Springer-Verlag 1996.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Carl Adam Petri

  • Book Subtitle: Life and Science

  • Authors: Einar Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48093-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-48092-2Published: 11 November 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51683-6Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-48093-9Published: 30 October 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 128

  • Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Computing, Mathematics, general, Philosophy, general, Theory of Computation

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