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The Price of Genius: The Alan Turing Story

Walter Isaacson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Alan Turing, the intellectual father of the modern computer, had a theory. He believed that one day machines would become so powerful that they would think just like humans.The flesh-and-blood complexities of Alan Turing's life, as well as the very human emotions that drove him, serve as a testament that the distinction between man and machine may be deeper than he surmised.

This TIME Spotlight Story explores The Price of Genius: The Alan Turing Story.

Language: English

Pages: 14

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Time Inc.

Release: December 23, 2015

The Price of Genius: The Alan Turing Story

Walter Isaacson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Alan Turing, the intellectual father of the modern computer, had a theory. He believed that one day machines would become so powerful that they would think just like humans.The flesh-and-blood complexities of Alan Turing's life, as well as the very human emotions that drove him, serve as a testament that the distinction between man and machine may be deeper than he surmised.

This TIME Spotlight Story explores The Price of Genius: The Alan Turing Story.

Language: English

Pages: 14

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Time Inc.

Release: December 23, 2015

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