On Computable Numbers on “Academic Papers That Wrecked My Head”, a list by Colm Heneghan on TheLysts.

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Title
On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem
Author
Alan Turing
Field
Mathematical Logic / Computer Science
Year
1936
Why It Matters
Basically invented the idea of a computer before anyone had one
Difficulty
Brutal
Best Read With
Strong coffee, no distractions
My Take
Took me three sittings and a headache to get through, worth every minute