Exhibition
Alan Turing - From the formal language to the living forms
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Original title: "Alan Turing - Du langage formel aux formes vivantes"
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the inventive and victorious England of the early 20th century to understand the essence of this intellectual adventure.
Introduction
Alan Turing would have been 100 years old on 23 June 2012. He is considered one of the greatest English thinkers of the 20th century for his contributions in three major fields: mathematical logic, computer science and biology. As the father of computer science and author of the Turing machine, he was also a British intelligence officer and played a key role in the decryption of German secret codes, which was decisive for the outcome of the Second World War.
This exhibition highlights his ideas that have helped shape the world today, through computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematical modelling of the living, and philosophical reflection on the fundamental problems of knowledge and life.
Year of creation
2012
Realisation
Production: Institut Henri Poincaré
Exhibition curator: Marc Monticelli et Pierre Mounier-Kuhn avec la participation de Gilles Dowek et Jean Mairesse
Steering Committee: sous la direction de Cédric Villani et Jean Pierre Bourguignon
Scenography: Ghasideh Golmakani
Graphic designer: Julien Fournigault
Illustration: Claude Gondard
Technical details
The exhibition is composed of 15 self-supporting panels of 100cm width and 200cm height for a weight of about 1kg/panel.
All the panels can be stored in a normal car.
Public
From age 15.
Loan terms and conditions
The loan of the exhibitions is free of charge upon reservation.
Transport and insurance are the responsibility of the borrower.
