In the Steps of Alan Turing: Working in the Digital Age

Name: In the Steps of Alan Turing: Working in the Digital Age
Brand: Austin Macauley
SKU: 9781398454163
Price: 1601.0 INR
Availability: InStock

by James Lenton Alty

Save 30%

₹1,601.00

₹2,276.00

(-30%)

₹1,601.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 12-14 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote

Name

Quantity

+91

Company Name

Message

Quantity

More Information

ISBN13: 9781398454163
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: N/A
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Publisher Imprint: Austin Macauley
Publication Date: August 16, 2024
Pages: 250
Original Price: GBP 17.99
Language: English
Edition: N/A
Item Weight: 526 grams
BISAC Subject(s): Memoirs

About The Book

Computing has developed at an astonishing pace over the last 40 years and Professor Alty has been involved in most aspects from working at the bits/bytes level to higher level management. As a member of the Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils between 1976 and 81, he chaired a very influential working party on microtechnology which had a major impact both in universities and in industry. One commentator wrote, "This report should be tattooed on the DTI's backside"! In 1976, he and his team were the first to recognise that the post code was much more important than assisting the posting of letters, and they pioneered its commercial use. He spent a great deal of effort making computers easier to use for the average person. Between 1984 and 1990, he was Executive Director of the Turing Institute for Artificial Intelligence and became very involved with artificial intelligence research around the world. Between 1990 and 2000 his research team made significant improvements to critical computer interfaces to power stations and aircraft. In the 1990s Prof Alty examined the techniques of musical composition and showed that they could be used in computer interfaces. In 1996 he pioneered the commercial use of digital radio producing, with Roberts Radio, the first successful DAB radio, (there is one on display in the British Science Museum). Finally, in 2000, he and his team performed some important research into dyslexia, which is still highly quoted even today. The book provides an interesting insight into working in the digital age.

About The Author

Alty, James Lenton: - "James Lenton Alty was born in 1939 three years after Turing's famous 1936 paper. After obtaining a First-Class Honours in Physics at the University of Liverpool, he obtained a PhD in Nuclear Physics which depended heavily on computer development and guided him, in 1968, to work in commercial computing with IBM (initially as a systems engineer and later as a salesman). In 1972 he was appointed Director and Professor of Computing Services at Liverpool University. It was there that he became interested in the study of the Human-Computer Interface.
Whilst at Liverpool, he was a member of the Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils and chaired an important Working Party on Microtechnology whose report - the "Alty Report" had a considerable influence on the take-up of the new technology. His team also brought the post code into common use in 1975.
In 1982 he was appointed Professor of Computer Science at Strathclyde University and was concurrently appointed the Executive Director of the Turing Institute for Artificial Intelligence based in Glasgow (1984-1989). There, he became closely involved with people who had worked with Turing. He also set up, with Heriot-Watt University, the Scottish Human Computer Interaction Centre.
Between 1990 and 2012, he was appointed Prof of Computer Science at Loughborough University. He and his research team worked with many colleagues across Europe improving the computer interfaces to large industrial plants. The team also introduced the first portable DAB radio with Roberts Radio. There is an example of their radio in the UK Science Museum.
He has been involved in many different aspects of digital computing - artificial intelligence, digital audio broadcasting, computer aided learning and interface design. In 2000, he and his research team investigated how different combinations of output media affected student learning and in 2003 produced a key paper on dyslexia.
Prof Alty is a musician and composes music. He used his musical knowledge to introduce music into the computer interface. In one well-known example, he created a Bubble Sort algorithm which output music and listeners could clearly follow what was happening by just listening to the music output!
He has experienced university life both as a researcher, and in management as a Head of Department and later as Dean of the Science Faculty. He continued to work at Loughborough University until he fully retired in 2012."

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us

Related Category

biography & autobiography > memoirs

Bestselling

View All

Atomic Habits (Lead Title)

Clear, James

₹585

₹899

(-35%)

₹585

• Author(s): Clear | James • Publisher: Penguin • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House • Subject: General Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20)

Jeff Kinney

₹455

₹699

(-35%)

₹455

• Author(s): Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House Children's UK • BISAC: Comics & Graphic Novels - Humorous

Satoshi Yagisawa

₹260

₹399

(-35%)

₹260

• Author(s): Satoshi Yagisawa • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd • Publisher Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd

Sudha Murty

₹179

₹275

(-35%)

₹179

• Author(s): Sudha Murty • Publisher: India Puffin • Publisher Imprint: India Puffin • BISAC: Action & Adventure - General

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

₹390

₹599

(-35%)

₹390

• Publisher: Penguin • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Personal Finance - GeneralApril of 2022 marks a 25-year milestone for the personal finance classic Rich Dad Poor Dad that still ranks as the #1 Pers...

View full details

Viktor E. Frankl

₹260

₹399

(-35%)

₹260

• Author(s): Viktor E. Frankl • Publisher: Random House • Publisher Imprint: Random Hou • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences

Bacchon KI Doctor's Desi Parenting Book: A Doctor-Mom's Guide to Milk, Myths, Motherhood and More

Madhavi Bharadwaj

₹260

₹399

(-35%)

₹260

• Author(s): Madhavi Bharadwaj • Publisher: PRH India • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Ebury Press • BISAC: Parenting - MotherhoodWelcome to the wild, messy, wonderful world of parenting--where the nights are long, the diapers are explosive, and unso...

View full details

The Outsider

Vir Das

₹455

₹699

(-35%)

₹455

• Author(s): Vir Das • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers India • BISAC: Entertainment & Performing ArtsComedian and actor Vir Das is beloved (by some, tolerated by others, blocked by a few...

View full details

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

₹293

₹450

(-35%)

₹293

• Author(s): Eric Carle • Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) • BISAC: Animals - Butterflies, Moths & CaterpillarsEric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a perennial favourite with child...

View full details

Too Good to Be True : A smart, funny will-they-won’t-they romance by mostlysane

Prajakta Koli

₹260

₹399

(-35%)

₹260

• Author(s): Prajakta Koli • Publisher: Harper Fiction India • Publisher Imprint: Harper Fiction India • BISAC: Romance - ContemporaryWinner of the Amazon India Popular Choice Debut Book 2025 Award. From one of India's most-loved creators comes s...

View full details

In the Steps of Alan Turing: Working in the Digital Age

Related Category

Bestselling

Atomic Habits (Lead Title)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20)

Ikigai

The Courage To Be Disliked How To Free Yourself Change Your Life And Achieve Real Happiness Courage To Series

12 Years: My Messed-up Love Story

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life

Mother Mary Comes To Me

Truth without Apology: A Guide for Those Who Can Stand It

Grandma's Bag of Stories

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World

Can We Be Strangers Again?: A National Bestseller

The Secret of Secrets: (Robert Langdon Book 6)

Magic of the Lost Temple

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

World’S Greatest Books For Personal Growth & Wealth (Set Of 4 Books) : Perfect Motivational

The Housemaid: An Addictive Psychological Thriller With Mind-Bending Twists

101 Tales: The Great Panchatantra Collection

Man's Search For Meaning

Bacchon KI Doctor's Desi Parenting Book: A Doctor-Mom's Guide to Milk, Myths, Motherhood and More

The Outsider

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Too Good to Be True : A smart, funny will-they-won’t-they romance by mostlysane

Customer Reviews

Added to your cart:

In the Steps of Alan Turing: Working in the Digital Age

Related Category

Bestselling

Customer Reviews

Country

Country