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+ | A book associated with the ''[[Turing's Worlds]]'' event and similar Turing-related events in {{wp|Cambridge}} and at {{wp|Bletchley Park}} in 2012 is planned for 2017 and published by {{wp|Oxford University Press}}. The volume is titled '''''The Turing Guide''''', written by {{wp|Jack Copeland}}, [[Jonathan Bowen]], [http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/people/mark-sprevak Mark Sprevak], [[Wikipedia:Robin Wilson (mathematician)|Robin Wilson]], and others. It includes 42 contributed chapters by experts in the field and some contemporaries of {{wp|Alan Turing}} and is aimed at the general reader with an interest in Turing's life and work. |
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+ | {{wp|Alan Turing}} was born on 23rd June, 1912. Although probably most well-known to the public for his work at {{wp|Bletchley Park}} in the pioneering days that saw the birth of modern practical computing, Turing achieved fame well before {{wp|World War II}} with a seminal account of theoretical computation and his solution to the {{wp|Entscheidungsproblem}}. As such, he could be considered the founding father of {{wp|formal methods}}. He was also an Olympic-class marathon runner, who refused to conform to the narrow sexual standards of the day and was persecuted for it, while still undertaking fundamental and seminal research on {{wp|Artificial Intelligence}}, {{wp|computer programming}}, and even {{wp|mathematical biology}}. |
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+ | ==See also== |
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+ | * ''[[Turing's Worlds]]'' centenary event in Oxford, UK, 23-24 June 2012 |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-turing-guide-9780198747833 OUP information] |
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+ | *[https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198747837/bookseaiam Amazon USA information] |
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+ | *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198747837/booksearch06 Amazon UK information] |
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A book associated with the Turing's Worlds event and similar Turing-related events in Cambridge↑ and at Bletchley Park↑ in 2012 is planned for 2017 and published by Oxford University Press↑. The volume is titled The Turing Guide, written by Jack Copeland↑, Jonathan Bowen, Mark Sprevak, Robin Wilson, and others. It includes 42 contributed chapters by experts in the field and some contemporaries of Alan Turing↑ and is aimed at the general reader with an interest in Turing's life and work.
Alan Turing
Alan Turing↑ was born on 23rd June, 1912. Although probably most well-known to the public for his work at Bletchley Park↑ in the pioneering days that saw the birth of modern practical computing, Turing achieved fame well before World War II↑ with a seminal account of theoretical computation and his solution to the Entscheidungsproblem↑. As such, he could be considered the founding father of formal methods↑. He was also an Olympic-class marathon runner, who refused to conform to the narrow sexual standards of the day and was persecuted for it, while still undertaking fundamental and seminal research on Artificial Intelligence↑, computer programming↑, and even mathematical biology↑.
See also
- Turing's Worlds centenary event in Oxford, UK, 23-24 June 2012