In proving his result about the halting problem, Turing had to define what a computer was; he devised what is now called a universal Turing machine, which is the concept of a general-purpose computer.
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Tim PalmerEvidence Quote
“he had to Define what a computer was...he kind of devised what's now called a universal turing machine which is really what we now call a general purpose computer”
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Chaos theory and geometry: can they predict our world? – with Tim Palmer— The Royal InstitutionCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:02:02 PM
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