Radio interview about #Turing and the Universal Machine

I've just done a radio interview for RadioLive about Turing's life and his legacy. You can listen online here. You can also win a copy of my book, The Universal Machine if you fill out a form on RadioLive's Graeme Hill's website (the form is below Graeme's photo).

In the radio studio

New sample chapter of The Universal Machine

I've uploaded a new sample chapter from The Universal Machine for you to read for free. Chapter 7 "The Computer Gets Personal" is about the development of the first personal computers and describes the founding of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft and it includes biographies of Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates. It's available in pdf, epub and mobi formats. Click on the "Sample Chapter" tab near the top of this page to download.


Enjoy!

Excellent video about Universal Turing Machines

This short video gives and excellent overview of Universal Turing Machines and Alan Turing's inspired discovery that one machine can solve any problem that has become the origin of all modern computers. It features a short interview with Steve Wozniak amongst others.

Turing Machines on Vimeo

Change of Title

My publisher Springer Praxis doesn't like my book's title "The Universal Tool." Well it was only a working title and they'd like it changed. For the time being we've agreed on "The Universal Machine: from the dawn of computing to digital consciousness." Changing it to the Universal Machine at least means it now is a direct quote from Alan Turing who referred to computers as a universal machine. The subtitle I quite like as it neatly indicates that the book is both about history and the future.
Note: at some point in the future this blog will change to reflect this to be called "The Universal Machine."