Buy alan turing book online at low prices in india alan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The deputy, the nazi years have been central to much of his work. List of publications from microsoft academic search. Seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma edited by b. Alan turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation hed done so much to save. Turings treatise on the enigma oder abgekurzt profs book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Of his role in the modern computer, time magazine in naming turing one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, statesthe fact remains that everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a wordprocessing program, is working on an incarnation of a turing machine 1. About alan turing alan turing frs obe, 19121954 studied mathematics at kings college, cambridge. He developed the idea of the modern computer and artificial intelligence.
Below are references indicating presence of this name in another database or other reference material. In hochhuths opinion, the real hero of the war wasnt churchill, but turing. It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the british mathematician alan turing 19121954 saved the allies from the nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decadesall before his suicide at age fortyone. His 1987 drama alan turing featured one of the fathers of modern computer science, who had made significant contributions to breaking. Rolf hochhuth and the german question by lucinda rennison, in the new germany. Click to read more about alan turing by rolf hochhuth. First staged in 1963, the deputy stirred up more controversy and caused. A guided tour through alan turings historic paper on computability and the turing machine. Alan mathison turing was born on 23 june 1912, the son of julius mathison turing, a civil servant in india, and ethel sara turing, the daughter of edward waller stoney, chief engineer of the madras and southern mahratta railway. It may act as an apology to many of the other gay men, not as wellknown as alan turing, who were subjected to these laws. Most of the sources listed are encyclopedic in nature but might be limited to a specific field, such as musicians or film directors. A bridge carrying this road was widened, and carries the name alan turing bridge. The book could be simpler and could meet the need of a great biography.
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He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. He was the first person to think of using a computer to do things that were too hard for a person to do. Rolf hochhuth born april 1, 1931 in eschwege is a german author and playwright.
The play also covered turings homosexuality, discovery of which resulted in his loss of career, courtordered chemical castration, depression, and suicide. Rolf hochhuth has 63 books on goodreads with 1077 ratings. Alan turing is often called the father of modern computing. Buy alan turing by rolf hochhuth from waterstones today. Like alan turing, zuse was educated in a system that focused on a childs emotional and philosophical life as well as his intellectual life, and at the end of school, like turing, zuse found himself to be something of an outsiderto the disappointment of his very conventional parents, he no longer believed in god or religion. He is best known for his 1963 drama the deputy, which insinuates pope pius xiis indifference to hitlers extermination of the jews, and he remains a controversial figure both for his plays and other public comments and for his 2005 defense of holocaust denier david irving.
In 1994, a stretch of the a6010 road the manchester city intermediate ring road was named alan turing way. Mar 01, 2016 alan turing june 23, 1912june 7, 1954 is celebrated as the godfather of modern computing, but what remains practically unknown is his seminal contribution to an obscure branch of biology. An introduction by leading turing expert jack copeland provides the background and guides the reader through the selection. Feb 23, 2002 alan turing by rolf hochhuth, 9783499224638, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alan turing by rolf hochhuth, 9783499224638, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Only the foolish learn from experience the wise learn from the experience of others. Turing has been honored in various ways in manchester, the city where he worked towards the end of his life. During world war ii, he developed a machine that helped break the german enigma code. Using this invention, britain cracked the enigma code used to encrypt german army communication. Turing dedicated a significant portion of his life to the study of morphogenesis the biological process by which organisms take their shape.
R e v i e w s the centenary edition, 2012 turings rehabilitation from over a quartercenturys embarrassed silence was largely the result of andrew hodgess superb biography, alan turing. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His father, julius mathison turing, was a member of the indian civil service. His 1987 drama alan turing featured one of the fathers of modern computer science, who had made significant contributions to breaking german ciphers during world war ii. Rolf hochhuth born april 1, 1931 in eschwegewerra is a german author. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Cant really see why it was eulogised by the critics. I have little new to add and must join all of the others here in saying that andrew hodges alan turing. During the second world war he worked for the government breaking the enemies codes and churchill said he shortened the war by two years. Turing musste zu lebzeiten abscheuliches uber sich ergehen lassen.
A bibliography of publications of alan mathison turing. During the second world war, alan turing invented the predecessor of the modern computer. If one has seen the movie and liked it, one is going to love this too. Turing, centenary edition, cambridge university press, 2012, isbn 9781107020580. Rolf hochhuth born 1 april 1931 is a german author and playwright. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your. Buy alan turing book online at best prices in india on.
Literature and society after unification, edited by osman durrani, colin good, and kevin hilliard, 1995. Alan turing site maintained by andrew hodges including a short biography alanturing. The machine was imaginary, but it included the idea of a computer program. Turing was one of the people who worked on the first computers. He was elected a fellow of kings in march 1935, at the age of only 22. Jun 23, 20 alan turing was a british scientist and a pioneer in computer science. Enigma oder abgekurzt profs book genannt, wurde 1996 frei gegeben 5. Alan turing academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. This remains a shame on the british government and british history. Follow rolf hochhuth and explore their bibliography from s rolf hochhuth author page. Root number 41 is alan turing by rolf hochhuth last root of the month was a rather tedious fictionalised story of alan turing s work at bletchley park. The book that inspired the film the imitation game andrew hodges on. Rolf hochhuth project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Erzahlung german edition german hardcover 1987 by rolf hochhuth author.