# Turing and the Universal Machine

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/jon-agar/turing-and-the-universal-machine

![Turing and the Universal Machine](https://quivercdn.com/covers/icon-books/jon-agar/turing-and-the-universal-machine_978-18-4046-250-0.jpg?v=2026-07-15%2017%3A54%3A05)

- Authors: [Jon Agar](https://www.bookquiver.com/jon-agar)
- Language: en_GB

## Description

The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man. The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.

## Editions

### Turing and the Universal Machine

- Publisher: icon_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4046-250-0
- Pages: 160
- Language: en_GB