Turing : pioneer of the information age / B. Jack Copeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, B. Jack, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography.

Mathematicians.

Turing, Alan, 1912-1954.

Turing, Alan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alan Turing can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B. Jack Copeland provides an account of Turing's life and work, exploring the key elements of his life-story in tandem with his leading ideas and contributions. The book highlights Turing's contribution

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; 1. Click, Tap, or Touch to Open; 2. The Universal Turing Machine; 3. America, Mathematics, Hitler; 4. Di-di-di-dah-Enigma Calling; 5. Turing's U-boat Battle; 6. 1942: Back to America + Hitler's New Code; 7. Colossus, Delilah, Victory; 8. ACE, A Month's Work in a Minute; 9. Manchester's 'Electronic Brain'; 10. The Imitation Game-Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life; 11. Cold Porridge; 12. /END////; Appendix: A Simple Turing Machine; Notes; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-163378-X

1-283-80442-5

0-19-163377-1

OCLC:

818851789