Alan Turing's automatic computing engine : the master codebreaker's struggle to build the modern computer /

The mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954) was one of the greatest scientists and thinkers of the 20th century. Now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, he was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer--the idea of controlling a co...

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Other Authors:	Turing, Alan, 1912-1954, Copeland, B. Jack, 1950- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954. Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954 Computers > Great Britain > History. Computer engineering > Great Britain > History. Ordinateurs > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire. Ordinateurs > Conception et construction > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire. COMPUTERS > History. Computer engineering Computers Great Britain Computers. Electronic books. History Instructional and educational works. Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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Summary:	The mathematical genius Alan Turing (1912-1954) was one of the greatest scientists and thinkers of the 20th century. Now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, he was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer--the idea of controlling a computing machine's operations by means of coded instructions, stored in the machine's 'memory'. In 1945, Turing drew up his revolutionary design for an electronic computing machine--his Automatic Computing Engine (ACE). A pilot model of the ACE ran its first programme in 1950 and the production version, the 'DEUCE', went on to become a cornerstone of the fledgling British computer industry. The first 'personal' computer was based on Turing's ACE. This book describes Turing's struggle to build the modern computer. It contains first-hand accounts by Turing and by the pioneers of computing who worked with him. The book describes the hardware and software of the ACE and contains chapters describing Turing's path-breaking research in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial Life (A-Life).
Item Description:	Includes previously unpublished writings by Turing.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xx, 553 pages) : illustrations, black and white photographs
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index.
ISBN:	9780191524103 0191524107 9780191714016 0191714011