Notices of the American Mathematical Society
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A Tribute to Alan Turing
Introduction
The general and mathematical publics know Alan Turing as the pioneer computer scientist who conceived of the Turing machine, and as the brilliant cryptographer who broke the Enigma code. The tragic events at the end of his life are also widely known. In this special section, Notices authors consider Turing's mathematical accomplishments and legacy as well.
Blueprint for a Turing Machine: About the Cover...and a Bit More
Bill Casselman
The Essential Turing
Reviewed by Andrew Hodges
The general and mathematical publics know Alan Turing as the pioneer computer scientist who conceived of the Turing machine, and as the brilliant cryptographer who broke the Enigma code. The tragic events at the end of his life are also widely known. In this special section, Notices authors consider Turing's mathematical accomplishments and legacy as well.
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer
Reviewed by S. Barry Cooper
The general and mathematical publics know Alan Turing as the pioneer computer scientist who conceived of the Turing machine, and as the brilliant cryptographer who broke the Enigma code. The tragic events at the end of his life are also widely known. In this special section, Notices authors consider Turing's mathematical accomplishments and legacy as well.
Turing and the Riemann Hypothesis
Andrew R. Booker
The general and mathematical publics know Alan Turing as the pioneer computer scientist who conceived of the Turing machine, and as the brilliant cryptographer who broke the Enigma code. The tragic events at the end of his life are also widely known. In this special section, Notices authors consider Turing's mathematical accomplishments and legacy as well.
Turing's Thesis
Solomon Feferman
The general and mathematical publics know Alan Turing as the pioneer computer scientist who conceived of the Turing machine, and as the brilliant cryptographer who broke the Enigma code. The tragic events at the end of his life are also widely known. In this special section, Notices authors consider Turing's mathematical accomplishments and legacy as well.