6 ideas
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
15312 | We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley] |
3193 | Turing showed that logical rules can be specified computationally and mechanically [Turing, by Rey] |
3979 | The Turing Machine is the best idea yet about how the mind works [Fodor on Turing] |
5321 | In 50 years computers will successfully imitate humans with a 70% success rate [Turing] |
15311 | Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley] |