Description
| Product ID: | 9780198747833 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Turing Guide |
| Authors: | Author: Jack Copeland, Robin Wilson, Mark Sprevak, Jonathan Bowen |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | Mathematics, Mathematics, History of mathematics, Impact of science and technology on society, Popular science, History of mathematics, Impact of science & technology on society, Popular science |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This carefully edited resource brings together contributions from some of the world's leading experts on Alan Turing to create a comprehensive guide that will serve as a useful resource for researchers in the area as well as the increasingly interested general reader. Alan Turing has long proved a subject of fascination, but following the centenary of his birth in 2012, the code-breaker, computer pioneer, mathematician (and much more) has become even more celebrated with much media coverage, and several meetings, conferences and books raising public awareness of Turing''s life and work.This volume will bring together contributions from some of the leading experts on Alan Turing to create a comprehensive guide to Turing that will serve as a useful resource for researchers in the area as well as the increasingly interested general reader. The book will cover aspects of Turing''s life and the wide range of his intellectual activities, including mathematics, code-breaking, computer science, logic, artificial intelligence and mathematical biology, as well as his subsequent influence. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |
