Alan Turing : the enigma
Hodges, Andrew, 1949-1992
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Alan Turing who has been described as the father of the modern computer. He was continually frustrated in his desire to build a machine which could think, as those with power over him feared both his homosexuality and indiscretion. This is an account of his life, which ended by his own hand.
Main title:
Alan Turing : the enigma / Andrew Hodges.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 1992, c1983.
Collation:
xix, 586 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Burnett, 1983.Originally published: Burnett Books in association with Hutchinson, 1983.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099116417
Dewey class:
510.924B TUR823B/TUR
Language:
English
BRN:
126119
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