
eBook - ePub
Turing and the Universal Machine (Icon Science)
The Making of the Modern Computer
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
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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Yes, you can access Turing and the Universal Machine (Icon Science) by Jon Agar in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- 1 Universal Machines
- 2 The Blue Pig
- 3 Prolific Piglets: Computers everywhere
- 4 A World Out of Control
- 5 Babbage: A ‘Difference Engine’ that made a difference?
- 6 The Analytical Engine
- 7 Accidental Information
- 8 Information on the Masses
- 9 The Spur of War
- 10 Zuse in Nazi Germany
- 11 American Speed
- 12 Turing in Secret Britain
- 13 Foundations Shaken
- 14 Mathematics: Truth or game?
- 15 Crisis Looms
- 16 Turing and the Decision Problem
- 17 Government Codes
- 18 The Computer
- 19 Minding the Gap: Many universal machines
- 20 Cold War Minds
- 21 Materialisation
- Further Reading