Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game – Updated Edition
****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…
- Release Date
- 1983
- Length
- 618 pages
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
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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
