The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer by David Leavitt

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

Great Discoveries

David Leavitt

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nonfiction biography history science informative reflective slow-paced
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A skillful, literate (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to b...

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