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Alan Turing : his work and impact /

This book offers a modern perspective on the many ways in which Turing's scientific endeavors have impacted current research and understanding of the world. His pivotal writings on subjects including computing, artificial intelligence, cryptography, morphogenesis, and more display continued rel...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Cooper, S. B. (S. Barry); Leeuwen, J. van (Jan)
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Turing, Alan Mathison, > 1912-1954.
Mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Computer science > Mathematics.
Enigma cipher system.
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Mathematics.
Computers > History.
Mathematical Computing.
Mathematicians.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Biography.
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123869807
Summary: This book offers a modern perspective on the many ways in which Turing's scientific endeavors have impacted current research and understanding of the world. His pivotal writings on subjects including computing, artificial intelligence, cryptography, morphogenesis, and more display continued relevance and insight into today's scientific and technological landscape.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxi, 914 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123870124
0123870127
Index Number: QA29
CLC: K835.616.11
Contents: pt. 1. How do we compute? what can we prove? -- pt. 2. Hiding and unhiding information : cryptology, complexity and number theory -- pt. 3. Building a brain : intelligent machines, practice and theory -- pt. 4. The mathematics of emergence : the mysteries of morphogenesis.

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