Turing : a natural philosopher

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Turing : a natural philosopher

Andrew Hodges

(A Phoenix paperback, . The great philosophers ; 3)

Phoenix, 1997

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Alan Turing's 1936 paper ON COMPUTABLE NUMBERS, introducing the Turing machine, was a landmark of twentieth century thought. It provided the principle of the post-war electronic computer. Influenced by his crucial codebreaking work in thesecond world war, Turing argued that all the operations of the mind could be performed by computers. His thesis, made famous by the wit and drama of the Turing Test, is the cornerstone of modern Artificial Intelligence. Andrew Hodgesgives a fresh and interesting analysis of Turing's developing thought, relating it to his extraordinary life.

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  • NCID
    BA33525058
  • ISBN
    • 0753801922
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    58 p.
  • Size
    18 cm
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