Great Discoveries (Hardcover): The Man Who Knew Too Much : Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (Hardcover)

from ajlewis2

I got through almost all of the first chapter. I found the writing style very difficult to read. There are some concepts that are somewhat difficult being a book about a mathematician, but the story didn't seem to flow. The hardest part for me seemed to be a rather unusual combining of words that...

from tgraettinger

Not bad when the book works with well-supported facts, but the author frequently dives into what IMHO appears to be amateurish psychoanalysis and speculation. Turing was an eccentric, complex, and brilliant person with a tragic history. Will have to seek out another biography, like Hodges' "Alan ...

from stef7sa

Leavitt being a novelist I expected this to be a novel, but it is a biography. Moreover, most attention goes to Turings mathematical work instead of his life. Unfortunately the author tries to link Turings homosexuality to this work which is almost always unpausible, if not ridiculous. He saves h...

from joeltallman

Let your eyes glaze over some of the math, and enjoy a brief tour through the life of one of the 20th Century's odd mathematical giants.

from JJMcDermott

Alan Turing was one of the most fascinating figures of 20th century history. His theoretical mathematical work that led to the invention of the computer, his key role in breaking the Nazis' Enigma code during WW II, and his acceptance of his own homosexuality at a time when most of society still ...