Alan Turing The Enigma |
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| Author:
| Hodges, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-671-49207-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1983 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster
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| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.45 |
Book Description:
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****Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Hodges (mathematics, Wadham College, Oxford) examines both the heroic and tragic sides of Turing's life, from his decryption of the German U- boat Enigma cipher, to his tragic suicide (caused in part by his detection as a homosexual and subsequent mandatory hormone therapy to suppress his libido). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
****Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Hodges (mathematics, Wadham College, Oxford) examines both the heroic and tragic sides of Turing's life, from his decryption of the German U- boat Enigma cipher, to his tragic suicide (caused in part by his detection as a homosexual and subsequent mandatory hormone therapy to suppress his libido). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR