Alan Turing : the enigma
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Physical Desc
xxxii, 736 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 20 cm.
Status
South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO TURING 2014
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BIO TURING 2014
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
This edition with a new preface by the author.
General Note
"The book that inspired the film The Imitation Game."--cover.
General Note
"First published by Burnett Books Ltd in association with Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1983"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
A gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution. Hodges tells how Turing's revolutionary idea of 1936-- the concept of a universal machine-- laid the foundation for the modern computer. Turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. This work was directly related to Turing's leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. Despite his wartime service, Turing was eventually arrested, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program-- all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hodges, A., & Hofstadter, D. R. (2014). Alan Turing: the enigma . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hodges, Andrew and Douglas R. Hofstadter. 2014. Alan Turing: The Enigma. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hodges, Andrew and Douglas R. Hofstadter. Alan Turing: The Enigma Princeton University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hodges, Andrew., and Douglas R. Hofstadter. Alan Turing: The Enigma Princeton University Press, 2014.
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