On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 10:57:51 AM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:28 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > >>>> > When you have a Turing universal machinery, you have a Turing >> machine, >> > > You don't unless the machine is made of matter and isn't just printed on > the pages of a textbook. > > > *I guess you mean “a real Turing machine”,* >> > > I mean a Physical Turing Machine. > > *> but invoking “real” is not better than invoking God* >> > > That would be true if God could make calculations but there is precisely > zero evidence He can even add 2+2, however there is overwhelming evidence > that a Physical Turing Machine can. Therefore a Physical Turing Machine is > astronomically less unreal than God. > > John K Clark >
*The Only Working Turing Machine There Ever Was, Probably* The TOWTMTEWP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Hj5x6OWTM In 1936, Alan Turing wrote about a theoretical universal computer now referred to as a "Turing Machine." *In 1972, Washington University professors Wesley Clark and Bob Arnzen likely made the first physical version of Turing's machine.* Clark used the TOWTMTEWP ("The Only Working Turing Machine There Ever Was, Probably") as an educational tool, demonstrating basic computer theory for his students. @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/2d4e2954-f8ac-4c48-b1cf-42452da56f1d%40googlegroups.com.
