Books by David Alan Grier
When Computers Were Human
by David Alan Grier
This book is about the period in which Alan Turing worked. It’s a marvellous book, rich in the detail of what those times were like
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The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson
As we approach the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth, science historian George Dyson looks back at the achievements of wartime code breaking and the “human computers” who enabled our modern age of iPhones and laptops
