Turing machines were first proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1936, and are a theoretical mathematical model of what it means for a system to "be a computer." At a high level, these ...
Stephen Fry asked the man who ought to know: is the Apple logo a nod to Alan Turing? “It isn't true”, answered Steve Jobs, “but God we wish it were!” Fry's question captures some of the mystery ...