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Alan Turing: The Enigma (Paperback)

by Andrew Hodges (Author)
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (5 Mar 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099116413
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099116417
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,648 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Ten essential books on technology' --New Statesman


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Andrew Hodges's biography of Alan Turing, the brilliant Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma code and indeed was the the father of the modern computer, was regarded as 'the paperback buy of the season' (Sunday Times) when it was first published. It is now reissued in Vintage with a new preface.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book about Turing NOT Poles, 17 Mar 2007
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This review is from: Alan Turing: The Enigma (Paperback)
With respect to the previous reviewer this book is about Alan Turing. It is not called "How the Poles broke Enigma". Don't criticise a book for not doing something it never set out to do in the first place. Turing's genius stretched way beyond "merely" breaking codes.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very detailed and enjoyable read ..., 23 Mar 2003
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This book on Alan Turing is a very detailed biography. I especially liked the fact that the author seems to understand how to explain some technical stuff in a very easy to understand way. It is by no means an introduction to the theory which Turing invented but still gives the reader a good idea on why and how he did it. The work of Mr. Turing on cryptography and the cryptanalysis of the enigma code after his university years are an exciting read on the second world war which not many of us have heard about yet!
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent biography., 1 Mar 2003
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Hodges' biography manages to paint not only the story of Turing the scientist and his contribution to computing and cryptography, but also Turing the man - shy, witty, persecuted for his homosexuality. The scenes - Cambridge, Bletchley Park, Manchester - are all painted in detail, with the part Turing played in the development of mathematics, cryptography and computing clearly explored against personal and historical contexts.

A degree of mathematical literacy helps one to obtain more from this superb biography, but it should all be accessible to the non-specialist. Hodges tells a compelling story in a readable style.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Be Prepared to be Enthralled
This was a thoroughly enjoyable read that shed enormous light on a figure I knew about only dimly before, having studied Turing Machines as part of my degree. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Roger Claxton

3.0 out of 5 stars Some important missing points
I appreciate the great work of Andrew Hodges, the book is quite detailed and interesting. However, it is widely known that it was not Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park scientists... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2005 by Mr. Radoslaw Szmit

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic work, worthy of space on any bookshelf
Truly wonderful book whether you are interested in computer theory, intelligence work, mathematics or sexual politics.
Published on 14 Mar 2005 by amazon6160

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing illustration of the mind of a GENIUS.
After watching a documentary on the breaking of the Enigma Code, I found myself needing more information about the genius that was Alan Turing, and this book certainly provided... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
A really superb book which cannot have been at all easy to write. If you like publications like "NewScientist" you will love this book.
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