Unlocking the Secrets of Computability: Celebrating Alan Turing’s Legacy 🎓

Explore the fascinating world of decidable and undecidable problems in mathematics, reflecting on Turing's groundbreaking work and its impact on the limits of proof and computation. A must-watch for math and computer science enthusiasts!

Unlocking the Secrets of Computability: Celebrating Alan Turing’s Legacy 🎓
Gresham College
36.2K views • Aug 28, 2011
Unlocking the Secrets of Computability: Celebrating Alan Turing’s Legacy 🎓

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"Undecidable and Decidable Problems in Mathematics: A survey and some reflections, for the centenary of Turing's birth"

What are the limits of proof, and what follows? -- A timely look at the life and mathematical work of Alan Turing. As we approach the centenary of his birth, this lecture offers a chance to learn more about perhaps Britain's most famous modern mathematician.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the on the Gresham College website:
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/undecidable-and-decidable-problems-in-mathematics-a-survey-and-some-reflections

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.
http://www.gresham.ac.uk

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