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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451885803321

Titolo

The essential Turing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by B. Jack Copeland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-191652-8

1-280-75922-4

0-19-152028-4

1-4294-2152-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (622 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

CopelandB. Jack <1950->

Disciplina

004

006.3092

510

510.92

Soggetti

Cognitive science

Electronic data processing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Alan Turing 1912–1954; Computable Numbers: A Guide; Enigma; Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Life; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Alan Turing was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century and played a crucial part in deciphering the Enigma code. The papers in this text are key works for understanding Turing's phenomenal contribution.