Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
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Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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| Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe canonical | 2 |
| Turing’s Cathedral | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe Context triple: [George Dyson, notableWork, Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe]
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Alan Turing: The Enigma
"Alan Turing: The Enigma" is a biographical book by Andrew Hodges that chronicles the life, work, and legacy of mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing.
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B.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
The Age of Spiritual Machines is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on human society and consciousness.
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C.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
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D.
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
"Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
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E.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe Target entity description: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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A.
Alan Turing: The Enigma
"Alan Turing: The Enigma" is a biographical book by Andrew Hodges that chronicles the life, work, and legacy of mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing.
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B.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
The Age of Spiritual Machines is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on human society and consciousness.
-
C.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
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D.
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
"Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
-
E.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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history of science book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
George Dyson (science historian)
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surface form:
George Dyson
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
early computer programming
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numerical simulation ⓘ role of institutions in technological innovation ⓘ stored-program architecture ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical implications of computation
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impact of early computing on science ⓘ transition from analog to digital computation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
IAS machine
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John von Neumann’s computer project at the Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ early computer pioneers ⓘ emergence of the digital universe from mathematical ideas ⓘ relationship between computation and warfare ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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philosophy of technology ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
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biographical
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historical ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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Institute for Advanced Study
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John von Neumann ⓘ Monte Carlo method ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Carlo methods
development of stored-program computers ⓘ digital universe ⓘ history of early computers ⓘ history of modern computing ⓘ nuclear weapons and computing ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ origins of the digital age ⓘ philosophy of computation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alan Turing ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alan Turing’s ideas on computation
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development of electronic digital computers ⓘ history of the Manhattan Project ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Institute for Advanced Study
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surface form:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
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| timePeriodCovered |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| title | Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe Description of subject: Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
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Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
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Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
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Turing’s Cathedral