- From: S B Cooper <pmt6sbc@maths.leeds.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:36:42 +0100 (BST)
- To: public-sparql-dev@w3.org
************************************************************************ New book announcement: "ALAN TURING: His Work and Impact" - edited by S. Barry Cooper and Jan van Leeuwen http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780123869807 "The fact remains that everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a word-processing program, is working on an incarnation of a Turing machine." -TIME Magazine In one accessible volume, this book presents the most significant original works from the 4-volume set of A.M Turing's collected works, along with key commentary from over 70 great scholarly leaders in the field, providing interested readers with unique insight into the context and significance of Turing's impact on mathematics, computing, computer science, informatics, morphogenesis, philosophy and the wider scientific world. This remarkable volume is an essential addition to any library, private or institutional. * See below for an engrossing article from Elsevier Connect on the book and its genesis: - New book spotlights Alan Turing, Nazi code-breaker and 'father of computer science' - Turing's work has influenced scholars in many fields; Editor Barry Cooper talks about compiling their commentary along with Turing's writing http://elsevierconnect.com/new-book-spotlights-alan-turing-nazi-code-breaker-and-father-of-computer-science/ http://bit.ly/11qVF66 ************************************************************************
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