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- Title
Turing centenary: The dawn of computing.
- Authors
Dyson, George
- Abstract
The article offers information on the achievements of mathematician John von Neumann and computer scientist Alan Turing. It mentions that the model of Turing was a string of symbols converted on a tape, while the implementation of von Neumann was the random-access address matrix that lies most computers. It states Turing wanted to discover how molecules were able to self-organize collectively, while von Neumann wanted to find whether machines could reproduce, and how the brain worked.
- Subjects
TURING, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954; VON Neumann, John, 1903-1957; MATRICES (Mathematics); COMPUTER science; MACHINERY
- Publication
Nature, 2012, Vol 482, Issue 7386, p459
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/482459a