On june 7, 1954, alan turing, a british mathematician who has since been. Alan turings school report reveals little of his genius items from codebreakers life and death go on display at fitzwilliam museum in cambridge published. Murray had not made a complaintturing had triggered a police investigation himself by reporting a petty burglary at his house that, it transpired, had been carried out by an acquaintance of. In march 1952, turing and murray were charged with gross. The book could be simpler and could meet the need of a great biography.
It started with a love story, and a gay love story at that. The book that inspired the film the imitation game hodges, andrew, hofstadter, douglas isbn. If you read the book you will realise that the film distorts aspects of turings live and work quite considerably. 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.
My engagement to alan turing by joan clarke later murray is an extract of an 1992 horizon programme about alan turing showing the enigmatic joan clarke. From his own mathematics and gayrights background, hedges reconstructs turings discoveries and his dilemma in a kind of dynamic tensionseeing turing, with considerable subtlety, as an intellectual and sexual individualist. The enigma 1983 is a biography of the british mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, alan turing 19121954 by andrew hodges. Alan turing is one of the great pioneers of the digital age, establishing the mathematical foundations of computing and using electromechanical digital machines to break german ciphers at. His technological achievements not only aided the allies in world war ii but also helped in. Notices of the ams, sep 1 2014 the massive volume is a collection of turings key publications as well as commentaries about the papers. On june 8, 1954, alan turing, a fortyoneyearold research scientist at manchester university, was found dead by his housekeeper. Partners, alan turing engaged during 1941 but did not marry. Cnet gets a deeper look at the hidden notebook from the father of modern computing, before it goes up for auction. This is both a biography of alan turing and an alternative history of ww2 and it handles both brilliantly. Fiftyeight years ago today, 12 june, 2012, alan turing was cremated. Alan turing was the extraordinary cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the german enigma ciphers and transformed the second world war.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. There is a lot to be learned from his outlook and temperament, and alan turing. Both turings cracking of the enigma code and his prosecution of gross indecency are mis portrayed in the film. His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. Alan is asked to work as a top level intelligence link with usa, which he visits to share information on cryptology codebreaking. A few years ago, mathematics writer alex bellos received, from an old friend who teaches at sherborne, the school turing attended between 1928 and 1930, some new information about the computer pioneer and codebreakers school years in the form of the list of books turing took out from the school library while he was a pupil. Turings rehabilitation from over a quartercenturys embarrassed silence was largely the result of andrew hodgess superb biography, alan turing. Something on turings work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. Alan turing died as a result of cyanide poisoning on june 7, 1954. Awards, british numismatic society sanford saltus gold medal 1986. My engagement to alan turing by joan clarke later joan.
Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate turings multiple dimensions. I have little new to add and must join all of the others here in saying that andrew hodges alan turing. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Although she did not personally seek the spotlight, her role in the enigma project that decrypted nazi germanys secret communications earned her awards and citations, such as. Benedict cumberbatch as alan turing with keira knightley as joan clarke. A detailed biography of alan turing that includes images, quotations and the main.
Alan mathison turing obe frs was an english mathematician, computer scientist, logician. The book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition hodges, andrew, hodges, andrew, hofstadter, douglas on. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. Rare alan turing journal shows his genius at work cnet. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
As turings biographer andrew hodges, on whose book this film is based. Before getting into bed the night before, he had taken a few. Andrew hodges book is of exemplary scholarship and sympathy. The castration of alan turing, britains codebreaking. 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. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which can be. One of the early applications of turings paper was the work by james murray explaining spots and stripes on the fur. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. This book is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedia s articles about people. Alan turings contribution to the world history alan turing lived a short life, but during it, he made a lot of discoveries that helped to shape the world as we know it today. It was recently included in the centenary edition of alan m. The coroner assumed that turing had dipped the apple in cyanide before taking two bites out of it.
If one has seen the movie and liked it, one is going to love this too. Unlocking the enigma kindle single kindle edition by boyle, david. The 1942 56page notebook belonging to codebreaker alan turing is displayed at bonhams auction house on april 9, 2015 in new york city. Turing centenary gay love story and the invention of the. Alan turings suspected suicide cut short his life, but he continues to live on through the words of many authors. And to the relief of many, because turing was a difficult person. Alan turings handwritten notebook reveals his genius. Alan turing became friends with christopher morcom in1928. The american 2014 film the imitation game is loosely based on the book, with dramatization.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Notices of the ams, sep 1 2014 the massive volume is a collection of turings key publications as well. Alan garner my hero alan turing mathematics people in science. Alan turing 19121954 made two outstandingly original contributions to the development of computer science. The following is adapted from an essay by john turing, alan turings older brother.
A new edition to celebrate alan turings centenary, includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by douglas hofstadter. Alan turing, in full alan mathison turing, born june 23, 1912, london, englanddied june 7, 1954, wilmslow, cheshire, british mathematician and logician, who made major contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and mathematical biology and also to the new areas later named computer science, cognitive science. His work and impact can serve as both an instructional and an inspirational text. Alan garners collected folk tales is published by harpercollins childrens books. Joan clarke, woman who cracked enigma cyphers with alan turing. The book that inspired the film the imitation game media tiein by hodges, andrew isbn. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Alan mathison turing was born on 23 june 1912, the son of julius mathison turing, a civil servant in india, and ethel sara turing, the daughter of edward waller stoney, chief engineer of the madras and southern mahratta railway. Davis, which try to give a more current interpretation of the life of alan turing and the other two biographies in the book.
Hodges biography is thoroughly researched into all aspects of turings li. The conflicted life of an ordinary english homosexual atheist mathematician. That honor goes to charles babbage and lord byrons daughter. The book that inspired the film the imitation game andrew hodges on. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Without this book, the real alan turing might fade into obscurity or at least the easy caricature of an eccentric british mathematician. The idea that led to the invention of the computer, an idea that alan turing put forward in his 1936 paper computable numbers, did not start with a mathematical puzzle. Alan turing, who was born 100 years ago on june 23, 1912, might not have invented the computer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alan turing.
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