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A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
Book • 2007
This book tells a unique story of the parallel lives of Kurt Gödel, the greatest logician of many centuries, and Alan Turing, the extraordinary code breaker during World War II. It delves into their work, which proved that truth is elusive and that machines could think, while also exploring their personal struggles, including Gödel's delusional paranoia and Turing's conclusion that humans are soulless biological machines.
The novel highlights the contrast between their genius and their tragic endings.
The novel highlights the contrast between their genius and their tragic endings.
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