The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries)
Alan Turning and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries)
David Leavitt
ISBN: | 9780393052367 |
Publisher: | WW Norton |
Published: | 29 November, 2005 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries)
Alan Turning and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries)
David Leavitt
Outlines the Bletchley Park mathematician's efforts to launch artificial intelligence innovations, describing his thwarted attempts to gain support for a programmable calculating machine, his contributions to cracking the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, and how the revelation of his homosexuality led to his tragic imprisonment and suicide. 30,000 first printing.
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