Turing [[electronic resource] ] : pioneer of the information age / / B. Jack Copeland

• Autore: Copeland B. Jack <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 510; 510.92
• Soggetto topico: Mathematicians - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Table of Contents; 1. Click, Tap, or Touch to Open; 2. The Universal Turing Machine; 3. America, Mathematics, Hitler; 4. Di-di-di-dah-Enigma Calling; 5. Turing's U-boat Battle; 6. 1942: Back to America + Hitler's New Code; 7. Colossus, Delilah, Victory; 8. ACE, A Month's Work in a Minute; 9. Manchester's 'Electronic Brain'; 10. The Imitation Game-Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life; 11. Cold Porridge; 12. /END////; Appendix: A Simple Turing Machine; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Alan Turing can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B. Jack Copeland provides an account of Turing's life and work, exploring the key elements of his life-story in tandem with his leading ideas and contributions. The book highlights Turing's contribution
• Titolo autorizzato: Turing
• ISBN: 1-283-80442-5; 0-19-163377-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462090103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II