The essential Turing : seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma /

The essential Turing : seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma / The essential Turing: the ideas that gave birth to the computer age edited by B. Jack Copeland - Oxford : Clarendon, [2004, - viii, 613 p : ill ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Alan Turing, pioneer of computing and WWII codebreaker, is one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. In this volume for the first time his key writings are made available to a broad, non-specialist readership. They make fascinating reading both in their own right and for their historic significance: contemporary computational theory, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and artificial life all spring from this ground-breaking work, which is also rich in philosophical and logical insight. An introduction by leading Turing expert Jack Copeland provides the background and guides the reader through the selection

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Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954
Turing, Alan, 1912-1954


Mathematics
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Enigma cipher system
Artificial intelligence
Biography & non-fiction prose
Cognition & cognitive psychology
Mathematical theory of computation
Artificial intelligence
3D graphics & modelling
Popular science
History of science
Philosophy of science
Espionage & secret services
Second World War
European history