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The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries)
The Man Who Knew Too Much Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer - Great Discoveries
Author: David Leavitt
The story of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer. — To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary programmable calculating machine. But the idea of actually producing a "Turing machine" did not crystallize until he and his brilliant Bletchley Park colleagues built devi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393052367
ISBN-10: 0393052362
Publication Date: 12/12/2005
Pages: 288
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Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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