"This volume gathers lectures by 8 distinguished pioneers of automata theory, including two Turing Award winners. In each contribution, the early development of automata theory are reminisced about the future directions are suggested. Although some of the contributions go into rather intriguing technical details, most of the book is accessible to a wide audience interested in the progress of the age of computers." "The book is for professionals in theoretical computer science and related areas of mathematics, and for students in these areas."--BOOK JACKET.
Includes bibliographical references.