I think it wasn't just limited to turing! Several of the pioneers of mathematical computing showed astonishing foresight about how farreaching this new theory w

I think it wasn't just limited to turing! Several of the pioneers of mathematical computing showed astonishing foresight about how farreaching this new theory was. For example, here's Sydney Brenner talking about how much von Neumann understood about self-replication by 1950: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ictxz1XCiY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ictxz1XCiY