雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章20:測量
2015-10-26…You(Daddy)weretellingmeaboutsurveyinginthetrain,Ihavefoundoutorratherreadhowtheyfindouttheheightsoftrees,widthsofrivers,valley'setc.byacombinationofbothIfoundouthowtheyfindheightsofmountainswith......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(8)
2015-09-17Certainlythephysicalsettingoftheuniversitywasgrim.當然,這所大學的硬件條件,相對來説比較惡劣,ItslateVictoriangothicbuildings,blackwithsootfromthefirstindustrialrevolution,facedacrossthetram-tracksofOxfordR......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章3:艾倫的父親
2015-10-29JuliusMathisonTuring,Alan'sfather,wasthesecondson,bornon9November1873.Devoidofhisfather'smathematicalability,hewasanablestudentofliteratureandhistory,andwonascholarshiptoCorpusChristiCollege,O......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(8)
2015-10-09AsfortheCentralLimitTheorem,hisfellowshipdissertationwasenteredfortheCambridgemathematicalessaycompetition,theSmith'sPrize,thatsummer.至於中心限制定理,他申請研究員時的論文入選了那個夏天的劍橋數學論......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(9)
2015-10-09VictorBeuttellcametostaywithAlanatCambridgeintheearlysummer.初夏時,維克托·別特爾過來,和艾倫一起待在劍橋,AlanwasreturningthehospitalitythattheBeuttellshadofferedhimbutanotherreasonforVictor'svisitwas......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(2)
2015-10-10Atfirst,thiswasnotknownatCambridge,andAlanwrotetohismotheron4May:一開始,劍橋這邊還不知道大洋彼岸發生了什麼。5月4日,艾倫寫信給母親説:IsawMrNewmanfourorfivedaysafterIcameup.Heisverybusywithotherthingsjusta......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(6)
2015-10-10MeanwhileapaperhasappearedinAmerica,writtenbyAlonzoChurch,doingthesamethingsinadifferentway.在這期間,阿隆佐·丘奇在美國出版了一篇論文,用不同的方法,和我做了一樣的事。MrNewmanandIhavedecidedhoweverthatthem......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(4)
2015-09-17Thishappenedon21June1948,andtheworld'sfirstworkingprogramonanelectronicstored-programcomputer,tofindthehighestfactorofanintegerbycrudebruteforcetrial,hadbeenwrittenbyKilburn.這一天是1948年6月21日,......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(7)
2015-09-17Butmoregenerally,thedesignanddevelopmenthadallbeendecidedbyothers.Theycalleditthe'babymachine'—butitwassomeoneelse'sbaby.總的來説,這個項目已經完全被其他人決定好了,它現在被稱為"嬰兒機",但只是......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章13:圖靈夫人
2015-10-27Turing'sfondofthefootballfield圖靈為什麼喜歡冰球場Forgeometricproblemsthetouch-linesyield因為邊線是一道幾何題Lateranotherversehadhim'watchingthedaisiesgrow'duringhockey,animagewhichinspire......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(3)
2015-10-10ThenChurch'spaperarrivedfromacrosstheAtlantic.緊接着,丘奇的論文跨過了大西洋。Itpre-emptedtheresult,andthrewintojeopardythepublicationofAlan'swork,scientificpapersnotbeingallowedtorepeatorcopyon......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(1)
2015-09-177TheGreenwoodTree第七章:退隱山林Unseenbuds,infinite,hiddenwell,無盡個看不見的蓓蕾,在深藏着,Underthesnowandice,underthedarkness,ineverysquareorcubicinch,在雪中,在冰中,在黑暗中,在每一寸空間中,Germinal,exquisit......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(7)
2015-10-09Thecorrespondenceofideaswasquitestraightforward,sinceChurchhadusedadefinition(thatofaformulabeinginnormalform)whichcorrespondedtotheTuringdefinitionof'satisfactory'machines,andhadthenusedaCant......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章9:紳士
2015-10-28AlantaughthimselftoreadinaboutthreeweeksfromabookcalledReadingwithoutTears.Hewasquicker,however,torecognisefigures,andhadaninfuriatinghabitofstoppingateverylampposttoidentifyitsserialnumber.Hewasoneof......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(2)
2015-09-17Asforthedevelopmentofalogicaldesign,thefirststephadbeentakenbyNewman.在邏輯設計方面,紐曼取得了第一步進展。Hehadexplainedtheprincipleofstoringnumbersandinstructions,whichaccordingtoWilliams1'tookall......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章4:祖先
2015-10-29Alan'smother4wasalsotheproductofgenerationsofempire-builders,beingdescendedfromaYorkshireman,ThomasStoney(1675-1726)whoasayoungmanacquiredlandsinEngland'soldestcolonyafterthe1688revolution,and......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(5)
2015-10-10NewmanwrotetotheSecretaryoftheLondonMathematicalSociety,F.P.White,explainingtheposition:紐曼還寫信給倫敦數學協會的祕書官F.P.懷特解釋情況:DearWhite,親愛的懷特:IthinkyouknowthehistoryofTuring'spaperon......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(3)
2015-09-17Theyhadbeenabletostore2048spotsonthetubebytheprincipleofregeneratingthemperiodically,butintheendhadsettledonusingjust1024,arrangedinthirty-two'lines'eachofthirty-twospots.通過週期性地刷新,他們......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章5:古努爾
2015-10-29Forsevenyears,EthelandEvieledthelifeofyoungladiesofCoonoor–drivingoutincarriagestoleavevisitingcards,paintinginwater-colours,appearinginamateurtheatricalsandattendingformaldinnersandballsinthelavisha......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(5)
2015-09-17AlreadyinJuly,SirHenryTizard,thenChiefScientificAdvisertotheMinistryofDefence,hadseenthemachineandconsidereditofnationalimportancethatthedevelopmentshouldgoonasspeedilyaspossible,soastomaintainthelead......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第9章:退隱山林(6)
2015-09-17Butevenapartfromthepoliticsofthemachine,Alanhadcometoolatetodirectitsdevelopment.不過,即使不考慮政治方面,圖靈仍然來得太晚了。Alreadytheimportantdecisionhadbeentakentoadopt,foruseasalarge,slow,backingsto......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章2:歌謠
2015-10-29SirRobertTuringbroughtbackafortunefromIndiain1792andrevivedthetitle.Buthe,andalltheseniorbranchesofthefamily,diedoffwithoutmaleheirs,andby1911therewerebutthreesmallclustersofTuringsintheworld.Thebaron......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章6:返鄉之旅
2015-10-28ThispassagefromIndiawasajourneyintoaworldofcrisis.Strikes,suffragettes,andnearcivilwarinIrelandhadchangedpoliticalBritain.TheNationalInsuranceAct,theOfficialSecretsAct,andwhatChurchillcalled'thegi......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第1章19:威靈頓夫人
2015-10-26ThisparticularincidentwasalwaysheldagainstMrTuringbyhiswife,themoresoasshewasparticularlyinaweofLadyWillingdon.Thetruthperhapswasthatdespitealltheendlesstalkofduty,thequalitiesrequiredinadistrictoffic......
雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第4章:彼岸新星(1)
2015-10-10IhearitwaschargedagainstmethatIsoughttodestroyinstitutions,butreallyIamneitherfornoragainstinstitutions,我聽見對我的指控,説我對抗制度,可是,我雖不順從,卻從未對抗。(WhatindeedhaveIincommonwiththemorwhatwith......