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An Early Program Proof by Alan Turing

The work

AuthorsF. Lockwood Morris; Cliff B. Jones
Editors
Typearticle
Year1984
Citekeymorris1984early

Where it appeared

Published inIEEE Annals of the History of Computing
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume6
Issue2
Pages139--143

Identifiers

DOI10.1109/mahc.1984.10017
OpenAlexW2033914241

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Abstract

The paper reproduces, with typographical corrections and comments, a 1949 paper by Alan Turing that foreshadows much subsequent work in program proving.

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@article{morris1984early,
  title        = {An Early Program Proof by Alan Turing},
  author       = {F. Lockwood Morris and Cliff B. Jones},
  year         = {1984},
  journal      = {IEEE Annals of the History of Computing},
  publisher    = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
  volume       = {6},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {139--143},
  doi          = {10.1109/mahc.1984.10017},
}

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