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Thanks to the movie the imitation game, alan turing has emerged from historys shadows, where his memory had languished for decades. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Andrew hodges a gripping story of mathematics, science, computing, war history, cryptography, and homosexual persecution and liberation. Andrew hodgess biography of alan turing, the brilliant cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the german enigma code and indeed was the the father of the modern computer, was regarded as the paperback buy of the season sunday times when it was first published. Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate turings multiple dimensions. Since the early 1970s, hodges has worked on twistor theory, which is the approach to the problems of fundamental physics pioneered by roger penrose. Hodges has the mathematical knowledge to explain the intellectual significance of turings work, while never losing sight of the human and social picture. Hodges tells how turing s revolutionary idea of 1936 the concept of a. Both turing s cracking of the enigma code and his prosecution of gross indecency are mis portrayed in the film. Get the modernday innovation making your downloading alan turing. The american 2014 film the imitation game is loosely based on the book, with dramatization. Hodges also tells how this work was directly related to turings leading role in breaking the german enigma ciphers during world war ii. He was a homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were considered a crime. Alan turing died in 1954, but the themes of his life epitomize the turn of the millennium.

The enigma by andrew hodges, 9781784700089, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Capturing both the inner and outer drama of turing s life, andrew hodges tells how turing s revolutionary idea of 1936 the concept of a universal machinelaid the foundation for the modern computer and how turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. His breaking of the german uboat enigma cipher in world war ii ensured alliedamerican co. Taken on by british intelligence in 1938, as a shy young cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering.

But turing s vision went far beyond the desperate wartime struggle. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. The enigma by andrew hodges is an enigma in its own right. R e v i e w s the centenary edition, 2012 turings rehabilitation from over a quartercenturys embarrassed silence was largely the result of andrew hodgess superb biography, alan turing.

The enigma, is the indispensable guide to turings life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written. The turing day collference at the swiss federal hlstitute of technology, lausanne, was held to mark the nilletieth a. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and. This is both a biography of alan turing and an alternative history of ww2 and it handles both brilliantly. Hodges tells how turing s revolutionary idea of 1936 the concept of a universal machinelaid the foundation for the modern computer and how turing brought the idea to. Alan turing, the enigma by andrew hodges librarything. Alan turing home page site map contact and faq pages 2623. The enigma of alan turing central intelligence agency.

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The enigma 1983 is a biography of the british mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, alan turing 19121954 by andrew hodges. If you prefer to read reference material, which is how i believe this book should be classified, then knock yourself out. The enigma the book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition by andrew hodges available from. In 1940 his machines were breaking the enigma enciphered messages of nazi germanys air force. Alan turing was an intense personality, not the autistic enigma portrayed in the film. The enigma, biography of alan turing 19121954 by andrew hodges. A gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution, andrew hodges s acclaimed book captures both the inner and outer drama of turing s life. Alexanders period in charge of naval enigma is fully described in his cryptographic history of work on the german naval enigma see the update notes on chapter 4. Many times i wanted to put the book away, but i finished it in spite of myself. The enigma is a firstrate presentation of the life of a firstrate scientific mind, and given that this particular mind was attached to a body that had a mind of its own, the full story is an important document for social reasons as well. A brief panic over running out of things to read led me to poll my twitter followers for suggestions, andrew hodges biography of alan turing, 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.

Also you do not intend to read, you can directly shut the book soft file as well as open alan turing. Andrew hodges wadharn college, university of oxford. Alan turing, the enigma poche andrew hodges achat livre. The enigma andrew hodges is tutor in mathematics at wadham college, oxford university. 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. The enigma, is the indispensable guide to turing s life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written. Hofstadter, david leavitt, charles petzold, rebecca goldstein, f. Capturing both the inner and outer drama of turings life, andrew hodges tells how turings revolutionary idea of 1936 the concept of a. His breaking of the german uboat enigma cipher in world war ii ensured alliedamerican control of the atlantic. If you read the book you will realise that the film distorts aspects of turing s live and work quite considerably. Andrew hodgess remarkable insight weaves turings mathematical and computer work with his personal life to produce one of the best biographies of our time, and the basis of the derek jacobi movie breaking the code. Apr 10, 2015 the enigma of alan turing alan turingan english mathematician, logician, and cryptanalystwas a computer pioneer. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.

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. Alan turing 191254 was a british mathematician who made history. May 27, 2012 a gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution, andrew hodges s acclaimed book captures both the inner and outer drama of turing s life. Dec 01, 2014 hourish talk on alan turing, his life, ideas, and work on enigma.

He was also involved in the gay liberation movement during this time. The enigma by andrew hodges and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The enigma, is the indispensable guide to turings life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius. Turing s rehabilitation from over a quartercenturys embarrassed silence was largely the result of andrew hodges s superb biography, alan turing. The book that inspired the film the imitation game andrew hodges pdf ebook. Verejne znamy je pro sve zasluhy o desifrovani nacistickych tajnych kodu behem 2. The conflicted life of an ordinary english homosexual atheist mathematician. Often remembered for his contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence and modern computer science before either even existed, turing is probably best known for what is now dubbed the turing test. 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 19121.