Andrew Hodges
Biographer of Turing and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford
1 episode
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Alan Turing
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of the founder of computer science - whose work helped crack enemy codes in WW2 - and his exploration of artificial intelligence.
15 October 2020
Also featuring: Leslie Ann Goldberg, Simon Schaffer
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