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The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

Paperback • 2006 • English

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

By David Leavitt

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About the book

Outlines the Bletchley Park mathematician's efforts to launch artificial intelligence innovations, describing his thwarted attempts to gain support for a programmable calculating machine, his contributions to cracking the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, and how the revelation of his homosexuality led to his tragic imprisonment and suicide. Reprint.

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9780393329094

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W. W. Norton Company

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

Format

Paperback

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