Two researchers in the Netherlands helmed the construction of a LEGO Turing machine, a quirky manifestation of the classic computer science concept first devised by Alan Turing in 1936. The device, ...

[Credit: Jeroen van den Bosand, Davy Landman] How do you mark the birthday of Alan Turing, the “Father of Computers”? You could make a Google Doodle, or you could ...

Alan Turing, a man you've probably never heard of and you probably couldn't live without his work, would have celebrated his 100th birthday tomorrow. Mr. Turing was the man who basically invented ...

A crew of geeks in the Netherlands used Lego to make a Turing Machine–the theoretical construct that birthed the modern computer. BY John Pavlus 3 minute read Everyone reading this post can thank Alan ...

LEGO blocks and pieces have been used to recreate the original Turing Machine to honour the achievements of its creator. Alan Turing was a brilliant, British mathematician who is widely considered as ...

Were he still alive today, Alan Turing would be celebrating his 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, and Alan Turing Year 2012, two Dutch software engineers created a Turing machine completely out of ...

2012 is the 100-year anniversary of [Alan Turing]’s birth, and to celebrate the centennial, [Jeroen] and [Davy] over at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in The Netherlands built a Turing machine out of ...

Ambitious hobbyists can put all kinds of fascinating projects into practice with colorful, clamping bricks – now two have been added. A Czech Lego team has recreated a fully functional "McLaren P1" ...

Here we are in October, improbably enough, and while the leaves start to fall as the goblins begin to gather, Elliot and Dan took a break from the madness to talk about all the wonderful hacks that ...

Hey, hyper-intelligent man-boys! Want to create an early form of artificial intelligence using colored blocks? Watch the video and learn the majesty of Turing Machines and thrill to the strains of the ...

Jeroen van den Bos and Davy Landman honor the computer scientist Alan Turing by recreating his calculating machine with LEGOs. Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and ...

In the world of technology, having one of your inventions rendered in Lego form is the equivalent of a musician being parodied by Weird Al -- it's a sign you've truly made it and tribute to your ...