Brian Jack Copeland est Professeur de Philosophie à l'Université de Canterbury, en Nouvelle-Zélande, et auteur de livres sur le pionnier de l'informatique Alan Turing. Son œuvre explore les questions profondes entourant le travail de Turing et son impact sur notre compréhension de l'esprit, de l'intelligence et de la nature même du calcul. Copeland apporte clarté et perspicacité à ces sujets complexes, rendant la pensée de Turing accessible à un public plus large. Ses livres offrent des réflexions captivantes sur les idées qui continuent de façonner notre monde technologique.
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.