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: | 153 pages |
| Series: | Revolutions in Science |
| Genres: |
Popular Science Computer science |
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?
Turing and the Universal Machine features in the following genres: Popular Science, Computer science
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Turing and the Universal Machine was written by Jon Agar and published by Icon Books
Turing and the Universal Machine has 153 pages
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