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Examines the life and accomplishments of English mathematician Alan Turing, considered to be the father of the modern-day computer, whose Enigma machine succeeded in cracking the Nazi code and was instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II. Explores Turing's homosexuality and mysterious...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hodges, Andrew (Author, interviewee (expression))
Other Authors: Racster, Christopher, 1969- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 2008.
Series:LGBT studies in video
Subjects:
Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954.
Turing, Alan, > 1912-1954
Enigma cipher system.
Mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Enigma (Machine à chiffrer)
Mathématiciens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Mathematicians.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Courts métrages.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Examines the life and accomplishments of English mathematician Alan Turing, considered to be the father of the modern-day computer, whose Enigma machine succeeded in cracking the Nazi code and was instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II. Explores Turing's homosexuality and mysterious death.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (16 min.).
Awards:Frameline Film Festival 2009, official selection; Palm Springs International 2009, official selection; Outfest 2009, official selection; Imagine Science 2009, official selection