Further, important contributions come from the philosopher Daniel Dennett, the Turing biographer Andrew Hodges, and from the distinguished logician Martin Davis, who provides a first critical essay on an emerging and controversial field termed "hypercomputation". Written by a dist
- Title : Alan Turing: Life and Legacy of a Great Thinker
- Author : Christof Teuscher
- Rating : 4.71 (350 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-9-16
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 542 Pages
- Asin : 3540200207
- Language : English
Further, important contributions come from the philosopher Daniel Dennett, the Turing biographer Andrew Hodges, and from the distinguished logician Martin Davis, who provides a first critical essay on an emerging and controversial field termed "hypercomputation". Written by a distinguished cast of contributors, Alan Turing: Life and Legacy of a Great Thinker is the definitive collection of essays in commemoration of the 90th birthday of Alan Turing. This fascinating text covers the rich facets of his life, thoughts, and legacy, but also sheds some light on the future of computing science with a chapter contributed by visionary Ray Kurzweil, winner of the 1999 National Medal of Technology. Since then, he has been a research and teaching assistant in the Logic Systems Laboratory at EPFL, pursuing the Ph.D.
Christof Teuscher's work has been honored with several awards. He was head of the BioWall project that was widely covered by the media. Christof's second book - Alan Turing: Life and Legacy of a Great Thinker - will be published in 2003. He is also a member of the program committee of the 5th International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES'03, of the 7th European Confer
It also features half-size slopers to work with in the back of the book.I would give it four and a half stars if I could. It is not easy to follow and the draft measurement chart has "codes" which are numbers and then in the draft instructions, it's all letters so it's hard to cross reference when you're drafting. I wasn't sure if this book would be what I was looking for but it's wonderful. The diverse range of the essays is a good reflection of Turing's genius.The essay on making a self-replicating Turing machine reflects earlier speculations on what might more generally be considered a self-replicating Neumann machine.There is a palpable sense of loss in the book. With easy to follow instructions and beautiful photos, this resource is full of incredible inspiration and is suitable for all skill levels. I think four is too low as it so excellently presented, but there is one problem. Even if you aren't an expert at sewing, the sections on sewing basics, free motion stitching and a quick education on presser feet will get you started right away. What I love about this book is that the projects are not overwhelming because each part is broken down into easy to follow steps with accompanying photos. ItEvery chapter is written in an expository fashion, demanding very little in the way of background knowledge from any scientifically minded reader. I unreservedly recommend this book to anyone even slightly interested in the continuing role of Turing’s work in the development of computer science in particular, and ideas in general." (John L. 29 (1), 2005)"It is difficult to find the superlatives to describe the wonderful job the contributors to this book have done. … This book is the definitive collection of commemorative essays, and the distinguished contributors have expertise in such diverse fields as artificial intelligence, natural computing, mathematics, physics, cryptography, cognitive studies, philosophy and anthropology. The range of topics is a
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