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

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Auteur:	Leavitt, David
Titel:	Man Who Knew Too Much Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer
Uitgever:	W W Norton & Co Ltd
ISBN:	9780393329094
Serie:	Great Discoveries (Paperback)
Land van oorsprong:	United Kingdom
Prijs:	€ 18.84
Verschijningsdatum:	21-11-2006
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Leesniveau:	General (US: Trade)
Categorie:	Computing & information technology
Dewey code:	510.92

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	336
Hoogte mm.:	202
Breedte mm.:	140
Dikte mm.:	21
Gewicht gr.:	288

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Alan Turing helped break the Nazis' Enigma code and became a champion of artificial intelligence. An openly gay man, he was sentenced to chemical castration and committed suicide. Leavitt portrays Turing in all his humanity--his eccentricities, his brilliance, his fatal candor.