Turing's Cathedral
Author | : George Dyson |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780375422775 |
ISBN-13 | : 0375422773 |
Rating | : 4/5 (773 Downloads) |
Download or read book Turing's Cathedral written by George Dyson and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the innovations of a group of eccentric geniuses who developed computer code in the mid-20th century as part of mathematician Alan Turin's theoretical universal machine idea, exploring how their ideas led to such developments as digital television, modern genetics and the hydrogen bomb.