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Its subject, the british mathematical genius who contributed to the cryptanalysis of the nazi enigma code and to the beginnings of the computer, was not an easy subject. He was also involved in the gay liberation movement during this time hodges is best known as the author of alan turing. The enigma the centenary edition andrew hodges, douglas hofstadter it is only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the allies from the nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decadesall before his suicide at age fortyone. This classic biography of the founder of computer science, reissued on the centenary of his birth with a. Alan turing online resources centenary year in 2012. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley.
Capturing both the inner and outer drama of turings life, andrew hodges tells how. Andrew hodges wadharn college, university of oxford. Taken on by british intelligence in 1938, as a shy young cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for. Ebook alan turing the enigma libro electronico descargar.
Alan turing site maintained by andrew hodges including a short biography alanturing. I think the aspect of the book that i most grasped and that was the most thoughtprovoking was turings ideas about machine intelligence. Sir dermot turing is the nephew of alan turing and the twelfth of the turing. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the allies from the nazis, invented the. Listed as one of the essential 50 books of all time in the guardian. Its only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the allies from the nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decadesall before his suicide at age pdf forty. New expertise, experience, driving lesson, and every little thing that could improve the life will be done. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley alan turing was the mathematician whose ciphercracking transformed the second world war. Something on turings work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. Turing had an elder brother, john the father of sir john dermot turing, 12th.
Alan had an older brother, john fielding turing september 1, 1908february 21, 1983, who would later become a solicitor. His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which can be. The conflicted life of an ordinary english homosexual atheist mathematician. Click download or read online button to get alan turing ebook book now. The mathematician and turing biographer, andrew hodges. Alan turing along with kurt godel and alonzo church and others was one of those metamathematical pioneers working in the 1930s who showed that the actual picture was in some ways more mundane. Without this book, the real alan turing might fade into obscurity or at least the easy caricature of an eccentric british mathematician. Jun 30, 2015 this book is turings memorial, and one that does justice to the subject. Alan turing 19121954 was the founder of modern computer science and the chief scientific cryptographer of the second world war. Andrew hodges is a british mathematician, author and an activist in the gay liberation movement of the 1970s. It is a bit ironic that a book whose title implies that alan turing himself is the biggest enigma manages to leave him still an enigma in many ways, but that is the case. From 1941 onwards turing began to speak of such ideas to his bletchley park colleagues, and also to use the word brain hodges 1983 p.
This a practically unaltered pocket edition of the biography of alan turing that appeared first in 1983. The enigma, the story of the british computer pioneer. Alan mathison turing obe frs was an english mathematician, computer scientist, logician. Alan turing ebook download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A turning point was the definitive biography produced by andrew hodges in 1983 but, even. Taken on by british intelligence in 1938, as a shy young cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering. Turing is most famous for his cryptanalysis work at bletchley park during the second world war. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game.
Sir john turing backed the losing side in the english civil war, while foveran was. Computing machinery and intelligence was shot through with courtroom images of juries and trials. His breaking of the german uboat enigma cipher in world war ii ensured alliedamerican co. Alan turing and artificial intelligence researchgate. Hodgess rich and engrossing portrait is not the first book about turing.
Sir robert turing brought back a fortune from india in 1792 and revived the title. Along with a lucid exposition of turings achievements, hodges reveals an amusing, honest man. Alan turing died in 1954, but the themes of his life epitomize the turn of the millennium. A pure mathematician from a tradition that prided itself on its impracticality, turing laid the foundations for modern computer science, writes andrew hodges. The book could be simpler and could meet the need of a great biography.
Alan turing, the enigma by andrew hodges librarything. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the allies from the nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decadesall before his suicide at age fortyone. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the. The inspiration for a major motion picture starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley, alan turing. The story of alan turing, world war iis secret hero, whose brilliant mathematical work resulted in the enigma machine which broke the german military code and gave the allied forces advance knowledge of german military movements. The turing guide 2017, written by jack copeland, jonathan bowen, mark sprevak, robin wilson, and others, is a book about the work and life of the british mathematician, philosopher, and early computer scientist, alan turing 19121954. Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate turing s multiple dimensions. A new york times bestseller the official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. This is a comprehensive biography which attempts to document the private and professional life of a truly complex individual. A gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution, andrew hodgess acclaimed book captures both the inner and outer drama of turings life.
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