If you research how the computer works, you'll eventually make your way to Alan Turing.Turing would have turned 100 this week and his research is a precursor to the invention of modern computers. How? We're glad you asked, here's a ... full story ![]()
The ideas of mathematician and computer visionary Alan Turing are explored through interviews of his friends and colleagues. Oxford Univ., 2012, 300 p., $21.95
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