An edition of Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983)

Alan Turing

The Enigma

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An edition of Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983)

Alan Turing

The Enigma

Centenary ed.

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.78 ·
  • 9 Ratings
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  • 4 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983) is a biography of the British mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, Alan Turing (1912–1954) by Andrew Hodges. The book covers Alan Turing's life and work. The American 2014 film The Imitation Game is loosely based on the book, with dramatization.

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Princeton University Press
Language
English
Pages
586

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Subjects
Mathematicians, Biography, Biographies, Mathématiciens, Cryptography, Mathematicians, biography, Turing, alan mathison, 1912-1954, Great Britain, Gay men, Matematiker, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, nyt:espionage=2014-12-07, New York Times bestseller, Wiskundigen, Biografie, LGBTQ biography and memoir
People
Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954), Alan Turing (1912-1954)
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Great Britain, Grande-Bretagne

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Alan Turing: the enigma
1992, Vintage
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Table of Contents

List of Plates Page ix
Foreword by Douglas Hofstadter Page xi
Preface to the 2012 Centenary edition Page xv
Part One. The Logical
1. Esprit de Corps to 13 February 1930 Page 1 2. The Spirit of Truth to 14 April 1936 Page 46 3. New Men to 3 September 1939 Page 111 4. The Relay Race to 10 November 1942 Page 160 BRIDGE PASSAGE to 1 April 1943 Page 242
Part Two. The Physical
5. Running Up to 2 September 1945 Page 259 6. Mercury Delayed to 2 October 1948 Page 314 7. The Greenwood Tree to 7 February 1932 Page 390 8. On the Beach to 7 June 1954 Page 456 Postscript Page 529 Author's Note Page 530 Notes Page 541 Acknowledgements Page 569 Index Page 570

Edition Notes

First published in 2012 by Vintage, Random House in London.

"Originally published by Burnett Books Ltd in association with Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1983"--T.p. verso.

Various printings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Library of Congress
QA29.T8 H63 2012, QA29.T8H63 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxi, 586 p., [8] p. of plates
Number of pages
586

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27136351M
Internet Archive
alanturingenigma0000hodg
ISBN 10
069115564X
ISBN 13
9780691155647
LCCN
2012935958
OCLC/WorldCat
794856695

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