Who is Alan Turing Alan Turing (1912 - 1954) was a British mathematician‚ logician‚ and cryptographer considered by many to be the father of computer science. His contributions to breaking the German Nazi Enigma code during WWII were considered pivotal to the Allied war effort. Alan Turing formulated multiple ideas that now lie at the foundations of computer science and computability theory‚ such as the idea of a Turing machine or the Church-Turing thesis. Contributions Computer designer In 1945
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Alan Greenspan has transformed his role from a dictator of Economic Advisors to a participative leader of the Federal Reserve. Integrity‚ transformational leadership‚ and CII Leadership style demonstrate his leadership. These factors among others helped him to achieve the role of being one of the most powerful men in America‚ Federal Reserve Chairman. In the process of becoming chairman‚ Greenspan has become one of the most influential leaders in the world. Traits that show this influence are
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his work continued in the areas of computer science and artificial intelligence (AI)–a term not invented until a few years after his death. Unfortunately‚ he was not recognized for his accomplishments and inventions until after well after his death. Alan Turing studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and graduated in 1934 and completed is Ph.D. at Princeton University in mathematical logic in 1938. He returned to the UK in 1938 to a fellowship at King’s College. In 1937‚ Dr. Turing’s paper
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Greensleeves by Alan Spence "Greensleeves" by Alan Spence is a short story describing the life of an elderly lady living alone on the top floor of high rise flats in Glasgow. Spence creates a character readers feel sympathy for through isolation and lonliness‚ themes that run prominently throughout the story. The title of the story - Greensleeves - is significant in developing the story.The elderly lady hears the song playing on an ice cream van‚ but it’s not as pleasant as she remembers. "She
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Alan Turing and Co. Slate Sculpture: Stephen Kettle 1912-1954 Turing’s Path to Artificial Intelligence • The Enigma • The Turing Machine • The Turing Test • Turing’s thoughts for Artificial Intelligence The Enigma Machine • e·nig·ma (n): 1)A person or thing that is mysterious or puzzling. 2)A riddle or paradox. • Originally designed by Arthur Sherbius and sold commercially for banking. • The “Enigma machine” was later adopted by the Germans and made into a Machine used to send coded
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Leadership and Sibling rivalry in Family business Authors: Ghadir Dhelal‚ Krenare Braha and Tom Delacroix Course: Family Business Tutor: assoc. prof. Müydelen Yenem Summary: Through this essay‚ we had an overview of the subject of family business‚ especially concerning the leadership and the sibling rivalry. We have to keep in mind that a family business is not necessarily a small business; indeed‚ it can be a huge company where family are just like owner. In
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: VERA WANG Describe the business leader’s primary business or businesses‚ highlighting how the leader got started and analyze the leader’s three (3) major business challenges in establishing and/or running the company. Vera Wang began her career in the fashion industry in 1971‚ working her way up the corporate ladder to Senior Editor for Vogue. In 1987‚ she began working for Ralph Lauren‚ dealing primarily with accessories. In 1987‚ out of frustration with
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Steve Jobs: An Anomaly in Business Leadership Introduction Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24‚ 1955 – October 5‚ 2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor‚ best known as the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple‚ he was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields‚ transforming one industry after another‚ from computers and smartphones to music and animated
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1. Michael Dell Taking The Direct Approach October 9‚ 2008 2. URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197566 Michael Dell Founder of Dell Computer Corp. Founded: 1984 "You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream."-Michael Dell
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8 Discussion 2 In our last discussion‚ I believe that everyone in this course is ready to move forward in their path to the success‚ and always learning by different leaders. In this case Alan Mullaly is one of the greatest leaders of the century ‚ not just because is a good guy‚ also for his leadership style ‚the way how he lead Ford‚ because before Allan Mullally was hired Ford had lost in the way. He took over as Ford CEO in September 2006 during that time he knows a little bit about of the
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