10 Feb
2015
10 Feb
'15
7:57 p.m.
On 02/10/2015 11:56 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
Just because Turing didn't build a computer
doesn't mean
he wasn't the father of computing. The work he did defined
both what a computer is, and allowed us to divide problems
into those which can be solved on a computer, and those
where the computer can guess the answer enough times that
it will eventually get it right. Dave Wade G4UGM
OH, I don't mean to take away
from the large contributions
Turing made!
He contributed some REAL fundamental understanding of what
you needed
to have to make a computer useful and flexible. I was just
bugged by
some places that claim he is the SINGULAR father, period.
That is
clearly false, a LOT of other incredible people contributed
a lot of
really great ideas.
And, Alan Turing is credited with the design of the ACE,
which was built and run before
he died.
Jon