The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.
| ISBN: | 9781840462500 |
| Publication date: | 8th May 2001 |
| Author: | Jon Agar |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Revolutions in science |
| Genres: |
Popular Science Computer science |