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A gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution. Hodges tells how Turing's revolutionary idea of 1936-- the concept of a universal machine-- laid the foundation for the modern computer. Turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. This work was directly related to Turing's leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was...
2) Turing
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Great philosophers) volume 3
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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When Andrew Turing introduced the Turing machine, it was a landmark of twentieth century American thought. It settled a deep problem in the foundations of mathematics and provided the principle of the post-war electronic computer. It also supplied a new approach to the philosophy of the mind. Turing argued that all operations of the mind could be performed by computers. His thesis, made famous by the wit and drama of the Turing Test, is the cornerstone...
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