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Turing´s Legacy: Developments from Turing´s Ideas in Logic
Rod Downey
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Description for Turing´s Legacy: Developments from Turing´s Ideas in Logic
hardcover. A collection of essays celebrating the influence of Alan Turing's work in logic, computer science and related areas. Editor(s): Downey, Rod. Series: Lecture Notes in Logic. Num Pages: 539 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX; UYF; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 972.
Alan Turing was an inspirational figure who is now recognised as a genius of modern mathematics. In addition to leading the Allied forces' code-breaking effort at Bletchley Park in World War II, he proposed the theoretical foundations of modern computing and anticipated developments in areas from information theory to computer chess. His ideas have been extraordinarily influential in modern mathematics and this book traces such developments by bringing together essays by leading experts in logic, artificial intelligence, computability theory and related areas. Together, they give insight into this fascinating man, the development of modern logic, and the history of ideas. ... Read more
Alan Turing was an inspirational figure who is now recognised as a genius of modern mathematics. In addition to leading the Allied forces' code-breaking effort at Bletchley Park in World War II, he proposed the theoretical foundations of modern computing and anticipated developments in areas from information theory to computer chess. His ideas have been extraordinarily influential in modern mathematics and this book traces such developments by bringing together essays by leading experts in logic, artificial intelligence, computability theory and related areas. Together, they give insight into this fascinating man, the development of modern logic, and the history of ideas. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Logic
Number of Pages
539
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107043480
SKU
V9781107043480
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About Rod Downey
Rod Downey is Professor of Mathematics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His main research interests lie in algebra, logic and complexity theory. Downey has received many professional accolades throughout his career, including the Schoenfeld Prize of the Association for Symbolic Logic and the Hector Medal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, along with numerous fellowships to learned ... Read more
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