Saturday, June 23, 2012

Turing and the Turing award

According to Wikipedia, Alan Turing is known for the following achievements: Halting problem, Turing machine, Cryptanalysis of the Enigma, Automatic Computing Engine, Turing Award, Turing Test, Turing patterns.

So, Turing is known for the Turing award? Isn't that a little like saying that Washington is known for the city of Washington D.C.? That is, isn't it like saying that Turing is known for being known?

Posted by Claire Mathieu at 11:24

3 comments:

  1. PascalJune 24, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Andy Warhol was known mostly for his notoriety.
    Are you trying to say that Alan Turing was any different?

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  2. PascalJune 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    Now I undersdand! In light of Turing's work on the halting problem, the self-reference is of course perfectly appropriate.

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