Turing and the Universal Machine : The Making of the Modern Computer

ISBN

9781840462500

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$9.95

Author	Agar, Jon
Format	UK- A Format Paperback
Details	Dimensions:6.9" x 4.3" x 0.7" Status:Active Record Product Type:Individual Title Product Format:Books Copyright Year:2001 Number of Pages:160 Illustrated:Yes Media Class:Print Carton Qty:100 LC Classification Number:QA75.A44 2

The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.