Turing and the Universal Machine: The Making of the Modern Computer

By (author): "Jon Turney, Jon Agar"

Genres:Nonfiction books Science books History books Technology books Biography books

Turing and the Universal Machine: The Making of the Modern Computer

ISBN1840462507

ISBN139781840462500

AsinTuring and the Universal Machine: The Making of the Modern Computer

CharactersAlan Turing

Original titleTuring and the Universal Machine : The Making of the Modern Computer

SeriesRevolutions in Science, Icon Science

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.