Crash Course Computer Science

Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science #15

06/07/2017 | 12m 51s

Today we’re going to take a step back from programming and discuss the person who formulated many of the theoretical concepts that underlie modern computation - the father of computer science himself: Alan Turing. Now normally we try to avoid “Great Man" history in Crash Course because truthfully all milestones in humanity are much more complex than just an individual or through a single lens.

Aired: 06/07/17 | Rating: NR

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