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We’ve seen a lot of incredible things made out of LEGOs but this new computer made out of the colorful building blocks might just be the most intricate! Designers Jeroen van den Bosand and Davy Landman created the Turing machine, a type of primitive computer first made by father of computer science Alan Turing, from a single LEGO Mindstorms NXT set. The fascinating machine is currently on display at an exhibition dedicated to Turing in Amsterdam.
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Post tags: Alan Turing, Amsterdam, Centrum Wiskunde & Infromatica, Davy Landman, eco design, green design, Jeroen van den Bosand, LEGO Mindstorms NXT Set, LEGO Turing Machine, sustainable design, Turings Erfenis
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