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The Great Philosophers: Turing
From WW2 code-breaker to Artificial Intelligence - a fascinating account of the remarkable Alan Turing.
Alan Turing's 1936 paper On Computable Numbers was a landmark of twentieth-century thought. It not only provided the principle of the post-war computer, but also gave an entirely new approach to the philosophy of the mind.
Influenced by his crucial codebreaking work during the war, and by practical pioneering of the first electronic computers, Turing argued that all the operations of the mind could be performed by computers. His thesis is the cornerstone of modern Artificial Intelligence.
Andrew Hodges gives a fresh analysis of Turing's work, relating it to his extraordinary life.
Book Details
- Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Publish Date: Mar 29th, 2022
- Pages: 96
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 6.90in - 4.30in - 0.40in - 0.20lb
- EAN: 9781474616782
- Categories: • Individual Philosophers• Philosophers
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What people are saying
An unpublished author waiting for oblivion.
They were both emotionally demanding, but neither met the other’s demands [description of Alan’s parents] — Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma
More wonder, more insight, more expression, more joy! Currently exploring tools that augment human memory and attention. 🐘: @andy@andymatuschak.org
@devonbrackbill @rivatez One of Turing's biographers, Andrew Hodges, mentions that Turing had read Rhine's work: https://t.co/XprU7UUBWZ
Defence editor at @TheEconomist, Visiting fellow at @warstudies King's College London.
@havethelastward @Sandbagger_01 Wonderful book. Along with Steven Levy’s “Crypto” perhaps the best accessible introductions to cryptology. Also loved Andrew Hodges’ biography of Turing.
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What people are saying
An unpublished author waiting for oblivion.
They were both emotionally demanding, but neither met the other’s demands [description of Alan’s parents] — Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing: The Enigma
More wonder, more insight, more expression, more joy! Currently exploring tools that augment human memory and attention. 🐘: @andy@andymatuschak.org
@devonbrackbill @rivatez One of Turing's biographers, Andrew Hodges, mentions that Turing had read Rhine's work: https://t.co/XprU7UUBWZ