11 Feb
2015
11 Feb
'15
11 a.m.
On 02/10/2015 11:23 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
OK, my only comment to that is the stuff that says
"Turing
was THE father of the computer, period, full stop."
Note the singular.
OK, I'd like to clarify my position on this, after a little
contemplation.
I was objecting to Turing as THE father of the "computer".
If somebody wants to state Turing was the father of
"computer science",
I'd have a hard time arguing with that one!
Jon