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-Titulo Original : Alan Turing The Enigma The Book That Inspired The Film The Imitation Game - Updated Edition
-Fabricante :
Princeton University Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review A New York Times Bestseller 2014, 2015The Imitation Game, Winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWinner of the 2015 (27th) USC Libraries Scripter Award, University of Southern California LibrariesOne of The Guardian’s Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientistScrupulous and enthralling.---A. O. Scott, New York TimesOne of the finest scientific biographies ever written.---Jim Holt, New YorkerAndrew Hodges 1983 book Alan Turing: The Enigma, is the indispensable guide to Turings life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written.---Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles TimesTurings rehabilitation from over a quarter-centurys embarrassed silence was largely the result of Andrew Hodgess superb biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983; reissued with a new introduction in 2012). Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate Turings multiple dimensions. A mathematician, Hodges ably explained Turings intellectual accomplishments with insight, and situated them within their wider historical contexts. He also empathetically explored the centrality of Turings sexual identity to his thought and life in a persuasive rather than reductive way.---Michael Saler, Times Literary SupplementOn the face of it, a richly detailed 500-page biography of a mathematical genius and analysis of his ideas, might seem a daunting proposition. 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. . . . This melancholy story is transfigured into something else: an exploration of the relationship between machines and the soul and a full-throated celebration of Turings brilliance, unselfconscious quirkiness and bravery in a hostile age.---Sinclair McKay, Wall Street JournalA first-class contribution to history and an exemplary work of biography.---I. J. Good, NatureAn almost perfect match of biographer and subject. . . . [A] great book.---Ray Monk, GuardianA superb biography. . . . Written by a mathematician, it describes in plain language Turings work on the foundations of computer science and how he broke the Germans Enigma code in the Second World War. The subtle depiction of class rivalries, personal relationships, and Turings tragic end are worthy of a novel. But this was a real person. Hodges describes the man, and the science that fascinated him--which once saved, and still influences, our lives.---Margaret Boden, New ScientistAndrew Hodgess magisterial Alan Turing: The Enigma . . . is still the definitive text.---Joshua Cohen, HarpersAndrew Hodgess biography is a meticulously researched and written account detailing every aspect of Turings life. . . . This account of Turings life is a definitive scholarly work, rich in primary source documentation and small-grained historical detail. Mathematics TeacherTells a powerful story that combines professional success and personal tragedy.---Nancy Szokan, Washington Post[A] really excellent biography. . . . The great thing about this book is that the author is a mathematician and can explain the details of Turings work--as a scientist, mathematician, and a code breaker--in a way that is easy to understand. He is also wonderful at the emotional nuance of Alans life, who was a somewhat odd--a student was assigned to him in school to help him maintain a semblance of tidiness in his appearance, rooms and school work and at Bletchley Park he was known for chaining his tea mug to a pipe--but he was also charming and intelligent and Hodges brings all the aspects of his personality and life into sharp focus. Off the ShelfThis book is an incredibly detailed and meticulously researched biography of Alan Turing. Reading it is a melancholy experience
-Fabricante :
Princeton University Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review A New York Times Bestseller 2014, 2015The Imitation Game, Winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayWinner of the 2015 (27th) USC Libraries Scripter Award, University of Southern California LibrariesOne of The Guardian’s Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientistScrupulous and enthralling.---A. O. Scott, New York TimesOne of the finest scientific biographies ever written.---Jim Holt, New YorkerAndrew Hodges 1983 book Alan Turing: The Enigma, is the indispensable guide to Turings life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written.---Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles TimesTurings rehabilitation from over a quarter-centurys embarrassed silence was largely the result of Andrew Hodgess superb biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983; reissued with a new introduction in 2012). Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate Turings multiple dimensions. A mathematician, Hodges ably explained Turings intellectual accomplishments with insight, and situated them within their wider historical contexts. He also empathetically explored the centrality of Turings sexual identity to his thought and life in a persuasive rather than reductive way.---Michael Saler, Times Literary SupplementOn the face of it, a richly detailed 500-page biography of a mathematical genius and analysis of his ideas, might seem a daunting proposition. 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. . . . This melancholy story is transfigured into something else: an exploration of the relationship between machines and the soul and a full-throated celebration of Turings brilliance, unselfconscious quirkiness and bravery in a hostile age.---Sinclair McKay, Wall Street JournalA first-class contribution to history and an exemplary work of biography.---I. J. Good, NatureAn almost perfect match of biographer and subject. . . . [A] great book.---Ray Monk, GuardianA superb biography. . . . Written by a mathematician, it describes in plain language Turings work on the foundations of computer science and how he broke the Germans Enigma code in the Second World War. The subtle depiction of class rivalries, personal relationships, and Turings tragic end are worthy of a novel. But this was a real person. Hodges describes the man, and the science that fascinated him--which once saved, and still influences, our lives.---Margaret Boden, New ScientistAndrew Hodgess magisterial Alan Turing: The Enigma . . . is still the definitive text.---Joshua Cohen, HarpersAndrew Hodgess biography is a meticulously researched and written account detailing every aspect of Turings life. . . . This account of Turings life is a definitive scholarly work, rich in primary source documentation and small-grained historical detail. Mathematics TeacherTells a powerful story that combines professional success and personal tragedy.---Nancy Szokan, Washington Post[A] really excellent biography. . . . The great thing about this book is that the author is a mathematician and can explain the details of Turings work--as a scientist, mathematician, and a code breaker--in a way that is easy to understand. He is also wonderful at the emotional nuance of Alans life, who was a somewhat odd--a student was assigned to him in school to help him maintain a semblance of tidiness in his appearance, rooms and school work and at Bletchley Park he was known for chaining his tea mug to a pipe--but he was also charming and intelligent and Hodges brings all the aspects of his personality and life into sharp focus. Off the ShelfThis book is an incredibly detailed and meticulously researched biography of Alan Turing. Reading it is a melancholy experience
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