Alan Turing and His Contemporaries
Author | : Simon Lavington |
Publisher | : BCS, The Chartered Institute |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781780171050 |
ISBN-13 | : 1780171056 |
Rating | : 4/5 (056 Downloads) |
Download or read book Alan Turing and His Contemporaries written by Simon Lavington and published by BCS, The Chartered Institute. This book was released on 2012 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. This is the story of the people and projects that flourished in the post-war period. By 1955 computers had begun to appear in the market-place. The Information Age was dawning and Alan Turing and his contemporaries held centre stage. Their influence is still discernable deep down within today's hardware and software.