This melancholy story is transfigured into something else: an exploration of the relationship between machines and the soul and a full-throated celebration of Turing's brilliance, unselfconscious quirkiness and bravery in a hostile age. So, why only 3 stars? Turing's rehabilitation from over a quarter-century's embarrassed silence was largely the result of Andrew Hodges's superb biography, Alan Turing: The enigma (1983; reissued with a new introduction in 2012). I don't want a catalogue of facts about his ancestors dating back 500 years. ", "One of the finest scientific biographies I've ever read: authoritative, superbly researched, deeply sympathetic, and beautifully told.". Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2018, Like a lot of people, I became consciously aware of Alan Turing from the film the imitation game and given a reasonable interest in history and social history, particularly ordinary people doing extraordinary things, I thought I would give this a go. Your talent. Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate Turing's multiple dimensions. Once the German messages were decrypted, the British began supplying the Office of Strategic Services (OSS, precursor to CIA) with extensive information about foreign military, espionage, and sabotage activities. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2017. I particularly really enjoyed learning about Turing the person, whether that be at school, home, Cambridge, Bletchley, Princeton and his personality and aims. "—Sinclair McKay, Wall Street Journal, "A first-class contribution to history and an exemplary work of biography."—I.
In order m to understand any of it, I would imagine you would need to understand maths at degree level at least. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Many times I wanted to put the book away, but I finished it in spite of myself. Princeton University Press; Revised Edition (November 10, 2014).
. "—from the Foreword by Douglas Hofstadter, 41 William Street Our ebooks editions are available from these online vendors: Many of our ebooks are available through library electronic resources including these platforms: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Good, Nature, "An almost perfect match of biographer and subject. But Turing's vision went far beyond the desperate wartime struggle. Perceptive and absorbing, Andrew Hodges's book is scientific biography at its best." There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The film is loosely based on this book, and I use the term in the strongest sense. It presents a portrait of Turing very different from the autistic-genius-scientist stereotype offered by the film The Imitation Game, which claims to be based on this book. US. Oxfordshire, OX20 1TR If the computer could fool the judge and carry on a conversation that is indistinguishable from that of the human, the computer is said to have passed the Turing Test. U.S. official. This account of Turing's life is a definitive scholarly work, rich in primary source documentation and small-grained historical detail. A code changes the meaning of a word or phrase by replacing it with a different word or phrase to make a message secret. The main focus of Turing’s work at Bletchley was in cracking the ‘Enigma’ code. Alan Turing—an English mathematician, logician, and cryptanalyst—was a computer pioneer. daily. The Imitation Game, Winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Winner of the 2015 (27th) USC Libraries Scripter Award, University of Southern California Libraries, One of The Guardian’s Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientist. But this was a real person. The subtle depiction of class rivalries, personal relationships, and Turing's tragic end are worthy of a novel. Am half way through and enjoying the war stories and accounts of individuals some of whom I knew slightly. This book is full of some very heavy detail and about half of it is taken up with detailed maths, and when i say detail i mean pages and pages. .
I also left with a profound respect for the author, the depth of his research, the compassionate view of Turing, and his astute observations and writing about British society. . In-Person: Outside the U.S., go to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate and inform a U.S. In addition to mathematicians, Bletchley Park also recruited linguists and chess champions, and attracted talent by approaching winners of a complex crossword puzzle tournament held by The Daily Telegraph. The book also tells how this work was directly related to Turing’s leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. For additional security, the German military services usually double-encrypted their messages by first substituting original text with code words and then enciphering the encoded text. Look, I want to learn the essential facts about the thoughts, influential life events, and achievements of Alan Turing. No computer has passed it yet. But fellow mathematician and author Hodges has acutely clear and often extremely moving insight into the humanity behind the leaping genius that helped to crack the Germans' Enigma codes during World War II and bring about the dawn of the computer age.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told the British intelligence chief in July 1945 that ULTRA, “saved thousands of British and American lives and, in no small way, contributed to the speed with which the enemy was routed and eventually agreed to surrender.”. Written by a mathematician, it describes in plain language Turing's work on the foundations of computer science and how he broke the Germans' Enigma code in the Second World War. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Less is known, however, about Turing’s intelligence work during WWII when he used his mathematical and cryptologic skills to help break one of the most difficult of German ciphers, ENIGMA. I suppose like many people I bought this book because I had seen the movie The Imitation Game. professional.
Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. . Phone: +44 1993 814500 . "—Michael Saler, Times Literary Supplement, "On the face of it, a richly detailed 500-page biography of a mathematical genius and analysis of his ideas, might seem a daunting proposition. Good detailed account of Turing. ENIGMA was a cipher machine—each keystroke replaced a character in the message with another character determined by the machine’s rotor settings and wiring arrangements that were previously established between the sender and the receiver.
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