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The man who knew too much : Alan Turing and the invention of the computer / David Leavitt.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Great discoveriesPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0393052362 (hardcover)
  • 9780393052367 (hardcover)
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Contents:
The man in the white suit -- Watching the daisies grow -- The universal machine -- God is slick -- The tender peel -- The electronic athlete -- The imitation game -- Pryce's buoy.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 510.92 L439 Available 33111005178914
Total holds: 0

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.

The man in the white suit -- Watching the daisies grow -- The universal machine -- God is slick -- The tender peel -- The electronic athlete -- The imitation game -- Pryce's buoy.

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