The Resource Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game, Andrew Hodges ; foreword by Douglas Hofstadter ; [new preface by the author]
Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game, Andrew Hodges ; foreword by Douglas Hofstadter ; [new preface by the author]
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- Summary
- Tells how Turing's revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for the modern computer, and how he took a leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. This is also the tragic account of a man who, despite his wartime service, was arrested and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program--all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxii, 736 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "First published by Burnett Books Ltd in association with Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1983"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780691164724
- Label
- Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game
- Title
- Alan Turing
- Title remainder
- the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Hodges ; foreword by Douglas Hofstadter ; [new preface by the author]
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Tells how Turing's revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for the modern computer, and how he took a leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. This is also the tragic account of a man who, despite his wartime service, was arrested and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program--all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hodges, Andrew
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA29.T8
- LC item number
- H63 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Hofstadter, Douglas R.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Turing, Alan
- Mathematicians
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game, Andrew Hodges ; foreword by Douglas Hofstadter ; [new preface by the author]
- Note
- "First published by Burnett Books Ltd in association with Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1983"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xxxii, 736 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780691164724
- Lccn
- 2014952514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn881139563
- (Sirsi) o881139563
- (OCoLC)881139563
- 1786729
- 2277342
- Label
- Alan Turing : the enigma : the book that inspired the film The Imitation Game, Andrew Hodges ; foreword by Douglas Hofstadter ; [new preface by the author]
- Note
- "First published by Burnett Books Ltd in association with Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1983"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xxxii, 736 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780691164724
- Lccn
- 2014952514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn881139563
- (Sirsi) o881139563
- (OCoLC)881139563
- 1786729
- 2277342
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