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The man who knew too much - David Leavitt
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A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780297846550
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of Computers
- Item Height
- 220 mm
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Topic
- Books
- Item Weight
- 520 g
- Item Width
- 140 mm
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary programmable calculating machine. But the idea of actually producing a 'Turing machine' did not crystallise until he and his brilliant Bletchley Park colleagues built devices to crack the Nazis' Enigma code, thus ensuring the Allies' victory in World War II. In so doing, Turing became a champion of artificial intelligence, formulating the famous (and still unbeaten) Turing Test that challenges our ideas of human consciousness. But Turing's post war computer-building was cut short when, as an openly gay man in a time when homosexuality was officially illegal in England, he was apprehended by the authorities and sentenced to a 'treatment' that amounted to chemical castration, leading to his suicide. With a novelist's sensitivity, David Leavitt portrays Turing in all his humanity-his eccentricities, his brilliance, his fatal candor-while elegantly explaining his work and its implications.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780297846550
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87727448
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Books
Book Title
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of Computers
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
220 mm
Item Weight
520 g
Item Width
140 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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