Turing and the Universal Machine: The Making of the Modern Computer (Revolutions in Science S.) - Softcover

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Agar, Jon

 
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Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Jon Agar is an historian at Manchester University, and manages the National Archive for the History of Computing

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Publisher: Icon Books, 2017
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