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Turing's Cathedral
- The Origins of the Digital Universe
- By: George Dyson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
In the 1940s and '50s, a group of eccentric geniuses - led by John von Neumann - gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Their joint project was the realization of the theoretical universal machine, an idea that had been put forth by mathematician Alan Turing. This group of brilliant engineers worked in isolation, almost entirely independent from industry and the traditional academic community. But because they relied exclusively on government funding, the government wanted its share of the results....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Covers a lot more than Turing
- By Mr on 04-05-17
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Turing's Cathedral
- The Origins of the Digital Universe
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-03-12
- Language: English
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Regular price: £16.99
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Analogia
- The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
- By: George Dyson
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 9
In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution - and an unsettling vision of what comes next.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Utterly baffling
- By Lou Lou on 21-02-21
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Analogia
- The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 24-08-20
- Language: English
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