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Formalize an answer to the question of which problems can be solved computationally (jan 1, 1936 – jan 1, 1943)

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They wanted to formalize an answer to the question of which problems can be solved computationally and several people
developed distinct formalisms as a result.
Turing offered the Turing Machine (1936), Alonzo Church the Lambda Calculus (1936), and Emil Post the Pro duction
System (1943).

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jan 1, 1936
jan 1, 1943
~ 7 years