is there a pointer to more discussion somewhere for those of us not in the know? thx!
It's based on women computers either way. But yeah, let's check it out.
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Yeah, BP is two years younger. I guess if I'd said women computers like those at BP, I'd be historically accurate. Good catch.
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This is super interesting because I had not thought he had a human model in mind …
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I thought he was aiming for some familiar mechanical system like telegraphy equipment … I should go and read the paper :-)
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I'm fairly certain the whole idea of naming computers computers was after the women.
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Just to be clear, I wasn't basing this on any one paper but on the history of computers.
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Sure. Fascinating topic :-)
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Paper gets straight down to business without any clues about where the model came from, in proper mathematical style :-)
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I'm willing to bet a good biography of Turing might shed some light. Maybe even something online but I'd not hold my breath.
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