The enigma by andrew hodges from princeton university press makes much of the connection to the new feature film, the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. The book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition paperback november 10, 2014. During world war ii, the english mathematical genius alan turing tries to crack the. Benedict cumberbatch is in talks to play the british mathematician and codebreaker alan turing in forthcoming biopic the imitation game, reports deadline. The conflicted life of an ordinary english homosexual atheist mathematician. Alan turing is the namesake behind the turing machine, which is the basis for all computers. Turing that would be alan turing 19121954 did as much as anyone to create the digital revolution that continues to erupt around us. In 1945 he alan turing 191254 was a british mathematician who made history.
Ive heard the name alan turing from high school and college but either didnt care enough to learn or have no recollection of his contributions. Informal pages with pictures, links, and extra comment for browsing. The film strongly implies that alan is somewhere on the autism spectrum. The book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition at. As turings biographer andrew hodges, on whose book this film is. Both turing s cracking of the enigma code and his prosecution of gross indecency are mis portrayed in the film. There are two movies about alan turing that you can watch right now. It stars benedict cumberbatch as british cryptanalyst alan turing, who decrypted german intelligence messages for the british government during the second world war. The imitation game is a 2014 american historical drama film directed by morten tyldum and written by graham moore, based on the biography alan turing. Codebreaker, original uk title britains greatest codebreaker, is a tv film aired on 21 november 2011 by channel 4 about the life of alan turing. Codebreaker tells the story of one of the most important scientists who ever lived. Michaels, a school at 20 charles road, st leonardsonsea, when he was five years old. The book has been described as the definitive source on alan turing. Le cose da sapere su alan turing, sulla biografia di andrew hodges, e su come costruire una macchina di turing col lego.
But which one does a better job of exploring his incredible achievement. He has also an unlimited supply of paper on which he does his calculations. Additionally, turings close friend and the executor of his will, nick furbank wrote to turings friend robin gandy soon after the death. This is both a biography of alan turing and an alternative history of ww2 and it handles both brilliantly. The babadook first appears in a popup book, devoid of both author and. He should be alive today computer love in a memoir, alan turings late elder brother john recounts the details of alans shocking suicide. It covers his secret work on breaking the german enigma code, his academic career, his arrest for a homosexual act, and his sad suicide. Cairncross was at bletchley park, but he was in a different unit from turing. If you read the book you will realise that the film distorts aspects of turing s live and work quite considerably.
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst alan turing, the film portrays the. Something on turings work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. The enigma, notes that turing mentioned suicide as far back as 1937. Many online papers including a short overview biography of alan turing. After the film i bought this book and a few others in order to get to know more about the brilliant man and the codebreaking that went on during ww2. Alan turing simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The book that inspired the film the imitation game. The imitation game was a mess, the past deserves better, says. This is a short and concise biography of alan turing. His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the university of. Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate turings multiple dimensions. More than three million people on six continents have seen the film on television, dvd, at film festivals, in movie theaters, at university screenings, and at other special screening events.
Turing was also gay, and his shameful treatment by the british government led to a tragic conclusion. His father was part of a family of merchants from scotland. Christopher was interested in science, particularly astronomy, but it was a later friend who showed turing his book on code breaking. The book offered nothing new to me about alan turing. The american 2014 film the imitation game is loosely based on the book, with dramatization. Benedict cumberbatch as alan turing in the imitation game. Which alan turing movie really captures the father of. Rent codebreaker 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If one has seen the movie and liked it, one is going to love this too. The imitation game is a good yarn about alan turing and cracking the german naval enigma code during world war ii. Ottaviani depicts turing as a man loved, but not always understood by those around him.
The book that inspired the film the imitation game by andrew hodges. It seems he even interviewed many people who knew him. Even if you dont know his story, you know his work youre using it right now. I recommend this book not only to people interested in alans scientific achievements, but to anyone who woiuld like to meet a genius of the modern era. In the imitation game, benedict cumberbatch stars as alan turing, the genius british. Alan turing was born on june 23, 1912 in maida vale, london, england as alan mathison turing. Alan turing was born in maida vale, london on 23 june 1912. 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. The book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition hodges, andrew, hodges, andrew, hofstadter, douglas on. But turings vision went far beyond the desperate wartime struggle. Alan turing 19121954, of cryptanalysis and computer fame. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst alan turing, the film portrays the nailbiting race against time by turing and his brilliant team of codebreakers at britains topsecret government code and cypher school at bletchley park, during the darkest days of world war ii.
The enigma by andrew hodges, the code book by simon singh, codebreakers by f. Alan turing set in motion the computer age and his world war ii codebreaking helped save two million lives. His breaking of the german uboat enigma cipher in world war ii ensured alliedamerican control of the atlantic. Fact and fiction in the film and alan turings place in the sf genre. This biopic follows the life of alan turing, the pioneering computer scientist who saved countless lives in world war ii as a codebreaker. His mother, ethel sara, was the daughter of an engineer. Anthony lane on morten tyldums new film about alan turing. Maragul ya impluwensiya king pamanalkus ning computer science, at minye yang pormalisasyon ning konseptuo ning algorithm ampong computation kapamilatan ning turing machine, a maragul papil king pamaglalang ning. Benedict cumberbatch in line to play alan turing in the. The imitation game ig is a great movie which has brought a lot of attention to alan turing but if you like it, you should also watch the 20 film codebreaker cb, which can be streamed on netflix. Alan turing documentary film codebreaker britain\s. Alan mathison turing 23 june, 1912 7 june 1954 ek english mathematician aur computer scientist rahaa uu pahila admii rahaa jon ki modern digital computer me kaam karis rahaa, aur pahila admii rahaa jon ki computer ke duusra chij kare ke khatir sochis rahaa.
Uu logan ke batais ki computers dher rakam ke programs chalae sake hae. Hinsley and alan stripp, the 39 steps by john buchan and from russia. Benedict cumberbatch plays alan turing in a film directed by morten tyldum. The book could be simpler and could meet the need of a great biography. The book is full of brilliant treasures, anecdotal accounts of turings eccentricity and genius, and insights into his science this little book, with its kaleidoscopic picture of alan turings short life, goes some way towards decoding his mind, and his family. Since people get most of their knowledge from books and films, beevor said. The enigma, is the indispensable guide to turings life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written. The title of the film quotes the name of the game alan turing proposed for. He may also do his multiplications and additions on a desk. The enigma, the book in which screenwriter graham moore based the story upon. The world needed alan turing in the early years of computer science, and it still does. The cover of the new american edition of alan turing. Sherborne school archives holds papers relating to alan turings time at sherborne.
Scans and transcripts of original documents archives and photographs complete bibliography of turings papers. In fact, the whole book is alan turings interrogation of figures from his past. The story is told as a discussion between alan turing and his psychiatrist dr. Alan turing 19121954alan turings story might be the best known in the history of lgbt scientists, and the saddest. The enigma 1983 is a biography of the british mathematician, codebreaker, and early computer scientist, alan turing 19121954 by andrew hodges. The centenary of alan turings birth in 2012 saw the arrival of a spate of books on the computing pioneer whose wartime codebreaking achievements and controversial personal life provided authors with a rich source of raw material. To anyone trying to turn this story into a movie, the choice seems clear. Read more information about how you can see the film. Turing biographer andrew hodges, in his book alan turing. Alan turing 191254 was a british mathematician who made history. The imitation game tells the story of alan turing, a mathematician, codebreaker, runner and gay man in a time that being so was illegal. What the imitation game didnt tell you about turings. If i had to describe this book in one word, it would be.
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