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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Mathison Turing; Alan Mathison Turing |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
B Jack Copeland |
| ISBN: | 9780199639793 0199639795 |
| OCLC Number: | 773428589 |
| Description: | 300 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents: | Click, tap, or touch to open -- The universal Turing machine -- America, mathematics, Hitler -- Di-di-di-dah-- enigma calling -- Turing's U-boat battle -- 1942 : back to America + Hitler's new code -- Colossus, Delilah, victory -- ACE, a month's work in a minute -- Manchester's 'Electronic Brain' -- The imitation game : artificial intelligence, artificial life -- Cold porridge -- /END//// -- Appendix. A simple Turing machine -- Notes -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | B. Jack Copeland. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
In the centenary of Alan Turing's birth, we celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Best known for the role he played in cracking German secret code Enigma during World War Two, and the personal tragedy of his death aged only 41, this is an insight into to the man, his work, and his legacy.
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This book is a worthy tribute to [Turing's] genius Irish Examiner
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