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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. science, mathematics, computing, biography The only thing that I knew about Alan Turing before this book was a few things about his role in cracking the Enigma Code in WW2. This limited biography explores his role in advancing the computer sciences and development of A I. There is also detailing of his being persecuted by his own government because of his homosexuality. Barnaby Edwards is very good as narrator. This is a biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was instrumental in decoding the German Enigma coding machines during World War 2. He was also pre-eminent in the development of the electronic computer as part of this effort. This book relates the story of a tortured genius who was gay when it was illegal to be so. He was viewed with suspicion by the authorities because of his homosexuality and his disdain for following social norms at the height of the Cold War. He imagined a world where it would be difficult for people to determine whether they were talking to a person or a computer, which is the basis of the Turing Test. This is a short biography in the Kindle Singles range covering the short life and genius that was Alan Turing. The word "genius" is often overused, but Turing is one of the few 20th century figures to whom I think it can genuinely be applied, not only or even mainly because of his brilliant contribution to the war effort in breaking Nazi codes, but because of his views in advance of his time about the nature of electronic machines and the future of artificial intelligence. His hounding by the authorities due to his sexuality and his early death, very likely suicide, are deeply tragic and his formal pardoning in recent years a long overdue recognition of both the injustice he suffered and his brilliant contribution to modern science. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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 na#65533;ve. 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 forty-one. In 'Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma', David Boyle reveals the mysteries behind the man and his remarkable career. Aged just 22, Turing was elected a fellow at King's College, Cambridge on the strength of a dissertation in which he proved the central limit theorem. By the age of 33, he had been awarded the OBE by King George VI for his wartime services: Turing was instrumental in cracking the Nazi Enigma machines at the top secret code breaking establishment at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. But his achievements were to be tragically overshadowed by the paranoia of the post-War years. Hounded for his supposedly subversive views and for his sexuality, Turing was prosecuted in 1952, and forced to accept the humiliation of hormone treatment to avoid a prison sentence. Just two years later, at the age of 41 he was dead. The verdict: cyanide poisoning. Was Turing's death accidental as his mother always claimed? Or did persistent persecution drive him to take him own life? 'Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma' seeks to find the man behind the science, illuminating the life of a person who is still a shadowy presence behind his brilliant achievements. David Boyle's work has been widely praised. 'The tone of the book may be gloomy but there is plenty of entertainment value ...' Anne Ashworth, The Times 'Exhilarating' Daily Mail 'He tells these stories, on the whole persuasively and with some startling asides.' New Statesman 'A book that is engagingly sensitive to the sentiments of what is sometimes called "middle England"' Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times David Boyle is a British author and journalist who writes mainly about history and new ideas in economics, money, business and culture. He lives in Crystal Palace, London. His books include 'Unheard Unseen: Warfare in the Dardanelles', 'Towards the Setting Sun: The Race for America' and 'The Age to Come'. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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David Boyle's mini biography on Alan Turing shows just the surface of the man known for helping break the Nazi's enigma machine. Turing was ahead of his time in mathematics and had an eye for the future, but was ostracized for his quirks and sentenced to chemical castration for being openly homosexual.
But how much do we really know about Turing? Boyle provides a brief glimpse into his life and untimely death while referencing other biographies written on Turing.
Alan Turing: Unlocking the Enigma: A Review
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