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Zusatztext '? the readers of the new edition can benefit from a previously unpublished memoir by Alan's older brother John! as well as a new foreword by Martin Davis; both texts provide a different view of Alan Turing! and represent a nice complement to the main part of the book.' Antonin Slavik! Zentralblatt MATH Klappentext Turing's reputation has grown! as his contributions to logic! mathematics! computing! and artificial intelligence have become better appreciated. This republication of his mother's biography is enriched by a never-before-published memoir by Alan's older brother. Zusammenfassung To commemorate the centenary of Turing's birth! this republication of his mother's biography contains a new foreword by Martin Davis and a never-before-published memoir by Alan's brother. The contrast between this memoir and the original biography sheds new light on Turing's relationship with his family! and on the man himself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the Centenary Edition Martin Davis; Preface to the First Edition; Foreword to the First Edition Lyn Irvine; Preface; Part I. Mainly Biographical: 1. Family background; 2. Childhood and early boyhood; 3. At Sherborne school; 4. At Cambridge; 5. At the Graduate College, Princeton; 6. Some characteristics; 7. War work in the Foreign Office; 8. At the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington; 9. Work with the Manchester Automatic Digital Machine; 10. Broadcasts and intelligent machinery; 11. Morphogenesis; 12. Relaxation; 13. Last days and some tributes; Part II. Containing Computing Machinery and Morphogenesis: 14. Computing machinery; 15. Chemical theory of morphogenesis considered; My brother Alan John Turing; Bibliography; Index.
