(
课件网) WHO AM l to figure out the structure of the text. to know the development of computers. to express your ideas on computers in the future. By the end of this period, you will be able to… WHO AM l A man Adam Isaac Newton Steve Jobs Introduction of Alan Turing Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician(数学家) and pioneer of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. During World War II, he was instrumental(起重要作用) in breaking the German code, leading to Allied Victory over Nazi Germany. The famed code-breaking war hero was considered the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing was also ranked 21st on the BBC nationwide poll of the “100 Greatest Britons” in 2002. WHO AM l Check 1. Find out the general statement and supporting details. 2. Design computers in the future. 01 Textual Analysis Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could "think" logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”. In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. However, this reality also worried my designers. As time went by, I was made smaller. First as a PC (personal computer) and then as a laptop. I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s. 1 I. Textual Pattern Analysis my real father Theme: Over time I have been changed quite a lot. Topic 1: Computers changed in function and _____ size Topic 2: Computers changed in_____ These changes only became possible as my memory improved. First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I totally changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! And my memory became so large that even I couldn't believe it! But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network, I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web. 2 I. Textual Pattern Analysis Transitional Sentence 1. memory: the amount of space in a computer for storing information 2. What’s the relationship between computers’ memory and shape memory Topic 3: Computers changed in . Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. I ... ...
