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It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decades--all before his suicide at age forty-one. This classic biography of the founder of computer science, reissued on the centenary of his birth with a substantial new preface by the author, is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life.

Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 42 years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. He is widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country, and it has become hard to disentangle the real man from the story. It is easy to cast him as a misfit, the stereotypical professor.

Alan Turing had a radical and ingenious mind. He is considered one of the fathers of artificial intelligence, and his theories on this matter range from purely mechanical to almost spiritual. During World War II, his decryption of the Nazis’ Enigma codes proved vital for the Allied victory over the Axis powers. Turing’s fingerprints are everywhere, and yet his own country for quite some time failed to acknowledge it.

Alan Mathison Turing. Mathematician, philosopher, codebreaker, a founder of computer science, and the father of Artificial Intelligence, Turing was one of the most original thinkers of the last century - and the man whose work helped create the computer-driven world we now inhabit. But he was also an enigmatic figure, deeply reticent yet also strikingly naive. Turing's openness about his homosexuality at a time when it was an imprisonable offense ultimately led to his untimely death at the age of only 41.

To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the Allied victory. Turing became a champion of artificial intelligence, but his work was cut short. As an openly gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal in England, he was convicted and forced to undergo a humiliating "treatment" that may have led to his suicide.

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."

Simon Templeman stars as brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, the man who cracked the German Enigma code and enabled the allies to win World War II. Shortly after, Turing was to find that the country he saved cared less about his genius and more about his sexual orientation.

Alan Turing: The Life and Legacy of the English Computer Scientist Who Became World War II’s Most Famous Codebreaker looks at the life of one of World War II’s unsung heroes. You will learn about Alan Turing like never before. 

The driving force behind modern computers, Alan Turing was born a hundred years ago. In this hour, we celebrate his centennial with conversations about his brilliant mind and tragic life. Turing committed suicide at age 41, after being persecuted by British authorities for the crime of homosexuality. But he's with us every time we turn on a computer.

Visionario, sportivo, eroe di guerra, omosessuale: Alan Turing è stato uno dei padri della rivoluzione digitale del Novecento, l'uomo che ha inventato il concetto stesso di computer. Questa biografia invita l’ascoltatore a scoprire il grande genio di Alan Turing. Un testo rapido, semplice e godibilissimo. Visionary, sportsman, war hero, homosexual....

Alan Turing broke the Nazis' Enigma code and helped win World War II for the Allies — and also invented modern computing; we'll compare the legend of Turing to the reality. Mexico's violent narcocorrido songs became a form of state propaganda. And the famous jazz musician Charles Mingus had a little-known sideline: cat trainer. Who knew?

In his short life, British mathematician Alan Turing changed the world. He cracked the code that helped defeat the Nazis, dreamed up artificial intelligence, and laid the foundation for the computer age.

Alan Turing can be regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B. Jack Copeland provides an account of Turing's life and work, exploring the key elements of his life-story in tandem with his leading ideas and contributions.

In his best-selling E=mc2, David Bodanis led us, with astonishing ease, through the world's most famous equation. Now, in Electric Universe, he illuminates the wondrous yet invisible force that permeates our universe, and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets.

Die ultimative Geschichte der digitalen Revolution: Sind sie jetzt Nerds, Weltverbesserer oder Spieler - diejenigen, die alles für möglich halten und nur durch die Frontscheibe schauen? Der Steve-Jobs-Biograf Walter Isaacson gibt diesen Vordenkern des digitalen Zeitalters ein Gesicht. Er blickt auf Erfinder und abenteuerlustige Unternehmer, die keine Grenzen akzeptieren, die unerbittlich und lustvoll Zukunft machen wollen.

From the author of the bestselling E=MC2 comes a mesmerizing journey of discovery illuminating the wondrous yet unseen force that permeates our world and the scientists who've probed its secrets. Before 1790, when Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that spurred an explosion of knowledge and invention, electricity was perceived as little more than a property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed.

Die ultimative Geschichte der digitalen Revolution: Sind sie jetzt Nerds, Weltverbesserer oder Spieler - diejenigen, die alles für möglich halten und nur durch die Frontscheibe schauen? Der Steve-Jobs-Biograf Walter Isaacson gibt diesen Vordenkern des digitalen Zeitalters ein Gesicht. Er blickt auf Erfinder und abenteuerlustige Unternehmer, die keine Grenzen akzeptieren, die unerbittlich und lustvoll Zukunft machen wollen. Die großen Namen wie Jobs und Gates stehen dabei immer für die Vielen, die in einem Zeitalter, das keine Alleinherrscher über Informationen duldet, permanent Ideen produzieren und Entwicklungen vorantreiben.

Se volete sapere la vera storia di Alan Turing, che per comodità definiremo "l'uomo che ha inventato il (nostro) futuro" dobbiamo ricorrere a un mito del cinema e a uno della letteratura molto più che a codici ed equazioni. Il primo, 2001 Odissea nello spazio di Stanley Kubrick è la preistoria del futuro che stiamo vivendo adesso. Il secondo mito lo dobbiamo a Philip Dick e il suo "Blade Runner" che è il presente da cui ci stiamo allontanando per andare verso un innominabile ignoto.

Se volete sapere la vera storia di Alan Turing, che per comodità definiremo "l'uomo che ha inventato il (nostro) futuro" dobbiamo ricorrere a un mito del cinema e a uno della letteratura molto più che a codici ed equazioni. Il primo, 2001 Odissea nello spazio di Stanley Kubrick è la preistoria del futuro che stiamo vivendo adesso. Il secondo mito lo dobbiamo a Philip Dick e il suo "Blade Runner" che è il presente da cui ci stiamo allontanando per andare verso un innominabile ignoto.

Se volete sapere la vera storia di Alan Turing, che per comodità definiremo "l'uomo che ha inventato il (nostro) futuro" dobbiamo ricorrere a un mito del cinema e a uno della letteratura molto più che a codici ed equazioni. Il primo, 2001 Odissea nello spazio di Stanley Kubrick è la preistoria del futuro che stiamo vivendo adesso. Il secondo mito lo dobbiamo a Philip Dick e il suo "Blade Runner" che è il presente da cui ci stiamo allontanando per andare verso un innominabile ignoto.