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This treatment had ended a year before his suicide in 1954. The official book behind the academy awardwinning film the imitation game, starring benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. Alan mathison turing was born on 23 june 1912, the second and last child after his brother john of julius mathison and ethel sara turing. Turing s early input to the developments at manchester, hinted at by williams in his abovequoted reference to turing, was via the lectures on computer design that turing and his assistant wilkinson gave in london during the period december 1946 to february 1947 the lecture notes are in alan turing s automatic computing engine. This is simply one of the best tales in the history of computers. Before getting into bed the night before, he had taken a few. Bestselling author and physicist stephen hawking explores the masterpieces of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including augustin cauchy, bernard riemann, and alan turing. Turing had been convicted of indecency in 1952, and had undergone hormone therapy as an alternative to prison to correct his homosexuality. The enigma the book that inspired the film the imitation game by hodges andrew from. Turing has been honoured in various ways in manchester, the city where he worked towards the end of his life. Turings work was fundamental in the theoretical foundations of computer science. However, in 1952 his homosexuality rendered him a criminal and he was subjected to humiliating treatment. The turing guide is a great introduction to the many and varied facets of turings life.
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