The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science #36
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Francis
Fun fact, during the war there was a spy who wanted to join the British, but got rejected, so he pretended to join the Germans. He sent back to Germans false reports, publicly available information, and reports that would've been useful if only a few hours earlier. The British eventually took him in, and fed him false intelligence for him to use. He even faked a huge network of spies, inventing hundreds of spies on paper. The Germans then sent him money to maintain his network which went straight to the UK treasury. In fact, they even sent him an Enigma machine, which must've helped a lot in cracking the code.
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Fun fact, during the war there was a spy who wanted to join the British, but got rejected, so he pretended to join the Germans. He sent back to Germans false reports, publicly available information, and reports that would've been useful if only a few hours earlier. The British eventually took him in, and fed him false intelligence for him to use. He even faked a huge network of spies, inventing hundreds of spies on paper. The Germans then sent him money to maintain his network which went straight to the UK treasury. In fact, they even sent him an Enigma machine, which must've helped a lot in cracking the code.
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Martin
To those asking why Konrad Zuse isn't even mentioned among so many other names: Just culture derived from WW2 propaganda. Zuse indeed created the very first digital and programmable computer alone in his parent's living room in 1938. The problem is that it was bombed twice by the allies in nazi Berlin and he didn't care much about who could employed him and for what as long as he could carry on his inventions. Alan Turing (a more convenient hero) met him in 1947 in Goettingen, Germany, so things start then to make sense.
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To those asking why Konrad Zuse isn't even mentioned among so many other names: Just culture derived from WW2 propaganda. Zuse indeed created the very first digital and programmable computer alone in his parent's living room in 1938. The problem is that it was bombed twice by the allies in nazi Berlin and he didn't care much about who could employed him and for what as long as he could carry on his inventions. Alan Turing (a more convenient hero) met him in 1947 in Goettingen, Germany, so things start then to make sense.
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Anthony
It should be noted that the Metropolis Algorithm, and in general, Monte Carlo simulations are more and more important in literally every single field of humanity these days. Wall Street (among others) employs rapidly growing fleets of MC competent employees for economic simulations and predictions, physics, agriculture, genetics, probabilistic risk assessment, any field in the world where statistics is useful and important (aka everywhere.
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It should be noted that the Metropolis Algorithm, and in general, Monte Carlo simulations are more and more important in literally every single field of humanity these days. Wall Street (among others) employs rapidly growing fleets of MC competent employees for economic simulations and predictions, physics, agriculture, genetics, probabilistic risk assessment, any field in the world where statistics is useful and important (aka everywhere.
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Afreen
Actually, the Analytical Engine, the SECOND invention by Charles Babbage, is the one described in this video: The difference engine could only do one task.
The Analytical Engine was a general-purpose computer (never constructed) that could do more than one task, had a sort of memory, and could be programmed. Ada Lovelace wrote programs for THAT engine, though she was also interested in the Difference Engine.
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Actually, the Analytical Engine, the SECOND invention by Charles Babbage, is the one described in this video: The difference engine could only do one task.
The Analytical Engine was a general-purpose computer (never constructed) that could do more than one task, had a sort of memory, and could be programmed. Ada Lovelace wrote programs for THAT engine, though she was also interested in the Difference Engine.
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MrNesscity
Dear Crash Course-Team, thanks for shining a light on so many important historical figures, male and female. It makes all the difference. Trust me. It is so inspiring to me to see how people worked together to create new knowledge and drive progress forward. Thank you.
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Dear Crash Course-Team, thanks for shining a light on so many important historical figures, male and female. It makes all the difference. Trust me. It is so inspiring to me to see how people worked together to create new knowledge and drive progress forward. Thank you.
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Humberto
9: 45 Well, what is said is not wrong, but don't clarify a common mistake. Hopper didn't invent Cobol, he created Flow-matic, but he took part in a group sponsored by the USDoD with the aim to create a language for Business, that would be Cobol.
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9: 45 Well, what is said is not wrong, but don't clarify a common mistake. Hopper didn't invent Cobol, he created Flow-matic, but he took part in a group sponsored by the USDoD with the aim to create a language for Business, that would be Cobol.
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John
Can someone make or point me in the direction of a video that explains how a computer works? I want it in real lamens terms. If I was stuck on an island with all the elements and the means to mine and manipulate them, how do I make Windows 10?
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Can someone make or point me in the direction of a video that explains how a computer works? I want it in real lamens terms. If I was stuck on an island with all the elements and the means to mine and manipulate them, how do I make Windows 10?
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William
I felt strange with the Pardon of Turing. If he was pardon of a Crime who accused him of a crime? Those ACCUSERS should be CRIMINALS with the Pardon! And to balance the Equations they should be Punished! VENGEANCE!
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I felt strange with the Pardon of Turing. If he was pardon of a Crime who accused him of a crime? Those ACCUSERS should be CRIMINALS with the Pardon! And to balance the Equations they should be Punished! VENGEANCE!
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Jean-Rodney
CORRECTION! : John Von Neumann (possibly the smartest man to have ever lived) was not a physicist. He made contributions to physics but he was through and through a mathematician! :-p
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CORRECTION! : John Von Neumann (possibly the smartest man to have ever lived) was not a physicist. He made contributions to physics but he was through and through a mathematician! :-p
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SafeOrange
Alan Turing was voted this month (Feb 2019) by the British public via BBC show -Icons- as -The Greatest Icon of the 20th Century-.
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Alan Turing was voted this month (Feb 2019) by the British public via BBC show -Icons- as -The Greatest Icon of the 20th Century-.
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