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A rebuild of a machine made by alan turing alan mathison turing obe frs london, 23 june 1912 wilmslow, cheshire, 7 june 1954 was an english mathematician and computer scientist. Turing, centenary edition, cambridge university press, 2012, isbn 9781107020580. Turing is most famous for his cryptanalysis work at bletchley park during the second world war. His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. The book is full of brilliant treasures, anecdotal accounts of turings eccentricity and genius, and insights into his science this little book, with its kaleidoscopic picture of alan turings short life, goes some way towards decoding his mind, and his family. Sir john dermot turing is the 12th baronet in the turing baronetcy. Aug 27, 2019 alan turing still wasnt famous in 1981 when i started studying simple programs, albeit in the context of cellular automata rather than turing machines. Mechanical intelligence, pure mathematics, morphogenesis and mathematical logic. Books by alan turing author of computing machinery and.
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