A new edition to celebrate alan turing s centenary, includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by douglas hofstadter. Jan 07, 2015 the imitation game is a good yarn about alan turing and cracking the german naval enigma code during world war ii. The book that inspired the film the imitation game andrew hodges on. First edition, journal issue in original printed wrappers, of turing s last paper in pure mathematics, a return to his great work on computable numbers in which he had proved that the halting problem the problem of deciding whether a given turing machine ever reaches the halting state when provided with a given tape was. Alan turing was an english mathematician and pioneer of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. In 1936, when the electric ice box was just beginning to enable an era of modern living, alan turing came up with the concept for a different. Feb 6, 2015 notes by alan turings team found in the walls of codebreaking hut. Alan turing biography alan mathison turing was an english mathematician, logician, computer scientist, cryptographer, philosopher, marathon runner and british ultradistance runner. He had the ingenuity and imagination to bridge the gap between the theory of computation as posed by the likes of godel and the implementation of computation machines. Alan turing the british library the british library. At a young age, he displayed signs of high intelligence, which. During world war ii, he developed a machine that helped break the german enigma code. 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. From his own mathematics and gayrights background, hedges reconstructs turings discoveries and his dilemma in a kind of dynamic tensionseeing turing, with considerable subtlety, as an intellectual and sexual individualist.
Turing dedicated a significant portion of his life to the study of morphogenesis the biological process by which organisms take their shape. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. Turing had an important influence on computing, computer science, artificial intelligence, developmental biology, and the mathematical theory of computability and made important contributions to codebreaking during the second world war. This remains a shame on the british government and british history.
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. He developed the idea of the modern computer and artificial intelligence. Turings farsighted plans for the digital era forged ahead into a vision for artificial intelligence. Pdf download alan turing the enigma free unquote books. The world needed alan turing in the early years of computer science, and it still does. Alan turing is often called the father of modern computing. Sharon bertsch mcgrayne the imitation game is a good yarn about alan turing and cracking the german naval enigma code during world war ii. Britton, isbn 0444880593 the fourth volume appeared in 2001. I recommend this book not only to people interested in alan s scientific achievements, but to anyone who woiuld like to meet a genius of the modern era. Alan turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation hed done so much to save.
Hodges biography is thoroughly researched into all aspects of turings li. But turings vision went far beyond the desperate wartime struggle. On june 8, 1954, alan turing, a fortyoneyearold research scientist at manchester university, was found dead by his housekeeper. Newman, biographical memoirs of fellows of the royal society. He died of cyanide poisoning, an apparent suicide, in 1954. Seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma. A rebuild of a machine made by alan turing alan mathison turing obe frs london, 23 june 1912 wilmslow, cheshire, 7 june 1954 was an english mathematician and computer scientist. Before getting into bed the night before, he had taken a few.
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. Alan garner my hero alan turing mathematics people in science. A pure mathematician from a tradition that prided itself on its impracticality, turing laid the foundations for modern computer science, writes andrew hodges. The book that inspired the film the imitation game updated edition hodges, andrew, hodges, andrew, hofstadter, douglas on. In 1954, aged 41, alan turing committed suicide and one of britains greatest scientific minds was lost. University of california, berkeley has gifted incoming students with george dysons book entitled, turings cathedral. The alan turing year, 2012, marked the celebration of the life and scientific influence of alan turing during the centenary of his birth on 23 june 1912. Alan turings school report reveals little of his genius items from codebreakers life and death go on display at fitzwilliam museum in cambridge published.
Alan turing 19121954, of cryptanalysis and computer fame. Alan turing was born on 23 june 1912 in maida vale, london. During ww2, he was instrumental in breaking the german enigma code, leading to allied victory over nazi germany. Jun 23, 20 alan turing was a british scientist and a pioneer in computer science. Alan turing died in 1954, but the themes of his life epitomize the turn of the millennium. His work and impact on turing s work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture.
But turing s vision went far beyond the desperate wartime struggle. Turing had a reputation for eccentricity at bletchley park. Shortly after, his elder brother john began his own alternative. 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. Newspaper cuttings, printed obituaries, material relating to inquest, and tributes. The conflicted life of an ordinary english homosexual atheist mathematician. Alan turing site maintained by andrew hodges including a short biography alanturing. Alan turing this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a. On the face of it, a richly detailed 500page biography of a mathematical genius and analysis of his ideas, might seem a daunting proposition. He, christopher morcom, gave turing a vital period of intellectual companionship which. Working from very little, he ushered science into a new era by bringing mechanical intelligence into the public eye for the first time, opening it up to enrichment, analysis, and criticism. More importantly, he was brave enough to admit his homosexuality in the 1950s. Alan turing author of computing machinery and intelligence. 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.
His breaking of the german uboat enigma cipher in world war ii ensured alliedamerican control of the atlantic. During the second world war he worked for the government breaking the enemies codes and churchill said he shortened the war by two years. Alan turing, in full alan mathison turing, born june 23, 1912, london, englanddied june 7, 1954, wilmslow, cheshire, british mathematician and logician, who made major contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and mathematical biology and also to the new areas later named computer science, cognitive science. This was republished by cambridge university press in 2012, together with an introduction by martin davis and a further memoir by john turing, alan turing s brother. Something on turings work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. Thus ended a long process of the british state to apologize to one of its most outstanding scientific figures of the twentieth century, whose contributions had a historical impact. Alan turing this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which can be. What turing told us about the digital threat to a human. Aug 17, 2015 the researchers concluded that turing had injected cyanide in the apple before biting it.
Turing lived in a certain sexual imposture, like a. But his vision went far beyond this crucial achievement. The enigma and over 8 million other books are available for amazon. Turing s farsighted plans for the digital era forged ahead into a vision for artificial intelligence. He also had to do with the formalization of the concept of algorithm and computation. It claims to be based on andrew hodgess 1983 classic biography of turing, but it would be more accurate to say that the movie was inspired by hodges book. He was known to his colleagues as prof and his treatise on enigma was known as the profs book. First edition, journal issue in original printed wrappers, of turings last paper in pure mathematics, a return to his great work on computable numbers in which he had proved that the halting problem the problem of deciding whether a given turing machine ever reaches the halting state when provided with a given tape was. Seminal writings in computing, logic, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and artificial life plus the secrets of enigma edited by b. Alan turing 191254 was a british mathematician who made history. 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. Rare alan turing journal shows his genius at work cnet. Jun 15, 2018 alan turing biography alan mathison turing was an english mathematician, logician, computer scientist, cryptographer, philosopher, marathon runner and british ultradistance runner.
In 1959, four years after alan turings suicide just shy of the age of 42, his mother sara published her biography alan m. Papers used by alan turings cryptologists for their world war ii era work breaking the enigma code have. Turing was convicted of gross obscenity in 1952, and administered synthetic estrogen. Fascinated by the presence of fibonacci numbers in the. It can be read as s summary of my book alan turing. Includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by douglas hofstadter. The theme centers around alan turing and his machine. The american 2014 film the imitation game is loosely based on the book, with dramatization. Turing the first three volumes of the annotated collected works of a. Before the war he had formulated the concept of the universal machine, and in 1945 he turned this into the. Nov 01, 1983 alan turing 191254 was a british mathematician who made history. But the apple was never analysed, leaving open other possibilities, such as the accidental inhalation of cyanide, which turing was apparently using for an experiment in his room. However, in 1952 his homosexuality rendered him a criminal and he was subjected to humiliating treatment. Alan turing was the extraordinary cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the german enigma ciphers and transformed the second world war.
English scientist alan turing was born alan mathison turing on june 23, 1912, in maida vale, london, england. I have little new to add and must join all of the others here in saying that andrew hodges alan turing. The master codebreakers struggle to build the modern computer b. Queen elizabeth ii of england finally granted a posthumous pardon to alan turing 19121954, convicted in 1952 for homosexual acts. Oct 29, 2014 something on turing s work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. 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. Quien fue alan turing, biografia y aportaciones historia.
His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. Alan garners collected folk tales is published by harpercollins childrens books. Cnet gets a deeper look at the hidden notebook from the father of modern computing, before it goes up for auction. Jul, 2017 in 1959, four years after alan turings suicide just shy of the age of 42, his mother sara published her biography alan m. New book spotlights alan turing, wwii codebreaker and father of.