The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention of the computer / David Leavitt.
Material type: TextSeries: Great discoveriesPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0393052362 (hardcover)
- 9780393052367 (hardcover)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 510.92 L439 | Available | 33111005178914 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Outlines the English mathematician's efforts in devising a programmable calculating machine, his work in cracking the Nazi Enigma code, and how the revelation of his homosexuality led to his tragic imprisonment and suicide.
"Atlas books."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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