{"product_id":"turing-and-the-universal-machine","title":"Turing and the Universal Machine","description":"The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and with the life of one man, the brilliant but troubled Alan Turing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did the computer come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? In Jon Agar's enlightening story of the universal machine, we discover how Turing's groundbreaking work not only helped break German codes during the Second World War but also founded the beginnings of the modern computer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersecuted by the authorities for his homosexuality, and ultimately hounded to suicide, Turing's personal tribulations are as relevant to the modern world as his work on computing, as indicated by his posthumous royal pardon of 2013 and the recent film \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Imitation Game\u003c\/span\u003e, which focuses on Turing's turbulent life.","brand":"Icon Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42985573417040,"sku":"9781785782381B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/turing-and-the-universal-machine","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}