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The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention of the computer /

Biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leavitt, David, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [2006]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Great discoveries.
Subjects:
Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954.
Turing, Alan Mathison, > 1912-1954.
Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954
Turing, Alan Mathison > 1912-1954
Turing, Alan Mathison.
Mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Gay men > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain.
Artificial intelligence > History.
Mathématiciens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Homosexuels masculins > Droit > Grande-Bretagne.
Intelligence artificielle > Histoire.
Artificial intelligence.
Gay men > Legal status, laws, etc.
Mathematicians.
Great Britain.
Computer
Erfindung
Geschichte
History.
Biography.
Biographies.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The man in the white suit
  • Watching the daisies grow
  • The universal machine
  • God is slick
  • The tender peel
  • The electronic athlete
  • The imitation game
  • Pryce's buoy.