Turing and the Universal Machine by Jon Agar

Turing and the Universal Machine by Jon Agar

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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.

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Turing and the Universal Machine by Jon Agar

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.
Jon Agar is an historian at Manchester University, and manages the National Archive for the History of Computing
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ISBN 13 9781840462500
ISBN 10 1840462507
Titel Turing and the Universal Machine
Autor Jon Agar
Serie Revolutions In Science
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Icon Books
Erscheinungsjahr 2001-05-08
Seitenanzahl 160
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