Brian Jack Copeland es Profesor de Filosofía en la University of Canterbury, Nueva Zelanda, y autor de libros sobre el pionero de la computación Alan Turing. Su obra se adentra en las profundas cuestiones que rodean el trabajo de Turing y su impacto en nuestra comprensión de la mente, la inteligencia y la naturaleza misma de la computación. Copeland aporta claridad e ingenio a estos complejos temas, haciendo que el pensamiento de Turing sea accesible a un público más amplio. Sus libros ofrecen reflexiones cautivadoras sobre las ideas que continúan dando forma a nuestro mundo tecnológico.
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.