Brian Jack Copeland je profesor filozofie na University of Canterbury na Novom Zélande a autor kníh o priekopníkovi počítačov Alanovi Turingovi. Jeho práca sa ponára do hlbokých otázok spojených s Turingovou prácou a jej vplyvom na naše chápanie mysle, inteligencie a podstaty výpočtov. Copeland skúma zložité filozofické koncepty s jasnosťou a vhľadom, čím sprístupňuje Turingovo myslenie širšiemu publiku. Jeho knihy ponúkajú pútavé zamyslenia nad myšlienkami, ktoré naďalej formujú náš technologický svet.
Shrouded in secrecy until recently, Colossus was the world's first fully- functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This collection of essays delves into code-breaking, personal recollections, and declassified information.
Lectures, scientific papers, top secret wartime material, correspondence, and broadcasts are introduced and set in context by Jack Copeland, Director of the Turing Archive for the History of Computing."--Jacket.
B. Jack Copeland celebrates the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Best known for the role he played in cracking German secret code Enigma during World War Two, and the personal tragedy of his death aged only 41, this is an insight into to the man, his work, and his legacy.
In the centenary of Alan Turing's birth, we celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Best known for the role he played in cracking German secret code Enigma during World War Two, and the personal tragedy of his death aged only 41, this is an insight into to the man, his work, and his legacy.