THE ONCE AND FUTURE TURING:
COMPUTING THE WORLD
Alan Turing (1912–1954) made seminal contributionstomathematicallogic,computation,
computer science, artificial intelligence, cryptography and theoretical biology.
In this volume, outstanding scientific thinkers take a fresh look at the great range of
Turing’s contributions, on how the subjects have developed since his time, and how they
might develop still further.
Thesespeciallycommissionedessays willprovokeandengross thereader whowishes to
understandbetterthe lastingsignificanceof oneofthe twentiethcentury’s deepestthinkers.
Until his death in 2015,
S. BARRY COOPER was Professor of Mathematical Logic at
theUniversityof Leeds.Hewas botha leadingfigurein thetheoryof Turingcomputability,
and a noted advocate of multidisciplinary research, especially in connection with the
theoreticalandpracticallimitsofthecomputable.AsPresident ofComputabilityinEurope,
he was responsible for many international conferences. He chaired the Turing Centenary
Committee, and edited the prize-winning critical edition of Turing’s publications: Alan
Turing – His Work and Impact.
ANDREW HODGES is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mathematical Institute,
University of Oxford. Hismainresearch is in fundamental physics, asacolleagueof Roger
Penrose, but he is also the biographer of Alan Turing. His book Alan Turing: The Enigma
(1983) has reached a wide audience and has inspired works of drama, music, art and film.
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