Alan Turing: The Enigma Man
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4.3 • 22 Ratings
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Publisher Description
According to Winston Churchill, Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with his code-breaking machine. The world is also indebted to Turing's genius for the modern computer. It was clear that Turing had a remarkable mind from an early age. He taught himself to read in just three weeks. At his first school, the headmistress said, 'I have had clever and hardworking boys, but Alan has genius.' In 1954, he was found dead, poisoned by an apple laced with cyanide. This is the story of his life.
Customer Reviews
Cliff Notes Version of Andrew Hodges’ Book?
Having begun to read the more extensive “Alan Turing—The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges (1983), this shorter book seems to be nothing but an uninspired summary of Hodges’ work.
I’ll update this review when I’ve finished Hodges’ book and can perform a detailed comparison, but so far … there appears to be nothing original here.