Distinguished science writer George Dyson’s newest book, Turing’s Cathedral, chronicles the Institute for Advanced Study in the 1940s and 1950s, when work on mathematician Alan Turing’s dream of a universal machine led to computers, digital television, modern genetics, and more.  Dyson will give a free public talk about Turing and the development of digital computing tonight* (Monday) at the Louisville Free Public Library.

Prior to the public appearance, George Dyson visited the WFPL studios to speak with Todd Mundt on Here and Now.

*(The event is free, but tickets are required; call 574-1644 for availability).