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      Turing’s Genius – Defining an apt microcosm

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      Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA)
      Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
      9 - 13 July 2018
      Alan Turing, Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Developmental biology, Digital art, Genius, Morphogenesis, Visual music
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            Abstract

            Alan Turing (1912–1954) is widely acknowledged as a genius. As well as codebreaking during World War II and taking a pioneering role in computer hardware design and software after the War, he also wrote three important foundational papers in the fields of theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence, and mathematical biology. He has been called the father of computer science, but he also admired by mathematicians, philosophers, and perhaps more surprisingly biologists, for his wide-ranging ideas. His influence stretches from scientific to cultural and even political impact. For all these reasons, he was a true polymath. This paper considers the genius of Turing from various angles, both scientific and artistic. The four authors provide position statements on how Turing has influenced and inspired their work, together with short biographies, as a starting point for a panel session and visual music performance.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            July 2018
            July 2018
            : 155-162
            Affiliations
            [0001]Professor of Computing

            School of Engineering

            London South Bank University, UK
            [0002]Digital Artist

            Barbican

            London, UK
            [0003]Professor of Developmental Biology

            Department of Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology

            King’s College London, UK
            [0004]Digital Artist

            The Bartlett School of Architecture

            University College London, UK
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/EVA2018.31
            3a7def87-7a0c-4019-980c-041d6ba1c295
            © Bowen et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2018, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
            EVA
            London, UK
            9 - 13 July 2018
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
            History
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Computing,Alan Turing,Artificial Intelligence,Developmental biology,Digital art,Genius,Morphogenesis,Visual music

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