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January 01, 1936
Description
Alan Turing proved there is no general-purpose mechanical way to tell whether a program is going to find an answer (The Halting Problem).
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Turing | person | 134 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015933.jpg
This document appears to be page 243 of a book or manuscript discussing theoretical computer science and mathematics. It details the history of the 'Halting Problem' (originally termed 'not crashing' or 'Being circle free' by Alan Turing) and references Hilbert's 10th Problem. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015933' stamp, indicating it was produced as evidence in a US House Oversight investigation, presumably related to Jeffrey Epstein's connections to the scientific community.
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