Alan Turing’s breakthrough machine gets a loving Lego tribute (video)

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In the globe of modern technology, having one of your inventions rendered in Lego form is the equivalent of an entertainer being parodied by Weird Al– it’s an indication you have actually truly made it and tribute to your impact. So, we’re greater than a little surprised to see that it’s taken this long for the Turing Machine to be lovingly constructed from plastic bricks. The heart of this simple reasoning machine is a Lego Mindstorms NXT set, but the soul is in Alan Turing’s wizard– a man who was before his time and unjustly persecuted for failing to effectively fit into culture’s molds. Dutch researchers Jeroen van den Bosand and Davy Landman created the device as a tribute to Turing, that would have celebrated his 100th birthday this Sunday. If you’re in Amsterdam you can easily see the machine yourself at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica’s Turings Erfenis exhibit. Or, you can easily view the short explanatory video clip after the break.

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