Jack copelands 2012 book, turing pioneer of the information age, corrects the record. Free download bayesian networks and influence diagrams. May 2, 2012 following a three minute introduction by steven ericssonzenith, jack copeland discusses alan turings impact on information. Some of the information was a little technical but the technical details arent the point of the story, it is how many people, led by turing, developed the computer. Alan turing is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.
Reflects upon all aspects of his life and work from his important role at bletchley park, and his contributions to artificial intelligence, to his tragic personal circumstances and death aged only 41. Turing is often considered to be one of the greatest minds in the 20th century, and copeland looks at how many of turing s ideas lie behind some of information technologys most fundamental. But who was turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years. Technology, development and management for the ebusiness. The information age is a historic period beginning in the late 20th century and characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry that the industrial. I enjoyed this book on alan turing s life and legacy, and especially the authors alternate ideas and theories on his untimely death. Turing s achievements during his short life of 42 years were legion.
At the turn of the millennium time magazine listed alan turing among the twentieth centurys 100 greatest minds, alongside the wright brothers, albert einstein, dna busters crick and watson, and the discoverer of penicillin, alexander fleming. The impacts of the information age on international actors and the. The main reason for this is that a lot of the groundbreaking work that he did was at bletchley park and it had to be kept secret. The information age command and control research portal. Pioneer of the information age is that he never got any of the credit that he rightfully deserved. A guide to construction and analysis information science and statistics free download behind the screen with ubuntu and libreoffice. Best known as the genius who broke germanys most secret codes during the war of 193945, turing was also the father of the modern computer. A biography of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.
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