Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game
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Author
Hodges, Andrew.
Contributors
Hofstadter, Douglas R., 1945-
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Turing, Alan, -- 1912-1954.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxii, 736 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
This edition with a new preface by the author.
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 : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game . Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hodges, Andrew and Douglas R. Hofstadter. 2014. Alan Turing: The Enigma : The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hodges, Andrew and Douglas R. Hofstadter. Alan Turing: The Enigma : The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hodges, A. and Hofstadter, D. R. (2014). Alan turing: the enigma : the book that inspired the film the imitation game. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hodges, Andrew., and Douglas R. Hofstadter. Alan Turing: The Enigma : The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game Princeton University Press, 2014.

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