Alan Turing who has been described as the father of the modern computer. He was continually frustrated in his desire to build a machine which could think, as those with power over him feared both his homosexuality & indiscretion. This is an account of his life, which ended by his own h&. ...

Secret wartime projects in areas such as code-breaking, radar & ballistics produced a wealth of ideas & technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. This is the story of the people & projects that flourished in the post-war period. Their influence is still discernable deep down within today's hardware & software. ...

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The " Continuum Contemporaries" series is designed as a source of ideas & inspiration for members of book clubs & literature students at school, college & university. It aims to give readers informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, acclaimed & influential novels of recent years. ...

All four episodes from the BBC series that celebrates the veteran broadcaster's 50 years on television. Alan Whicker returns to some of the places he has visited & reported on during his years travelling the globe. Beginning in Venice, where he charts his career from soldier to Fleet Street journalist, his journey continues onto California, where he recalls the rise of the hippies, before moving onto Hollywood &, finally, Hong Kong. ...