It seems like the invention of the computer is one of the most controversial "who got there first" things in all of science. Turing's Cathedral has a ton of re

It seems like the invention of the computer is one of the most controversial "who got there first" things in all of science. Turing's Cathedral has a ton of really interesting historical details about the history of computers, and LOTS of details about the political fight Von Nueman waged to even be allowed to work on the first computers at IAS. I didn't realize how big a role he actually played, and I would encourage people to read that book because its pretty good.