安德魯·霍奇斯,1949年齣生於倫敦城郊,1972年開始研究扭量理論,這是數學傢羅傑·彭羅斯開創的、解決物理學根本問題的新方法。霍奇斯對艾倫·圖靈如謎的人生深感興趣,這一半是因為他們都是數學傢,另一半是因為他們都是同性戀。70年代,霍奇斯積極投身於同性戀解放運動。1977年,他決心著寫一本最詳盡的圖靈傳記,他認為隻有這樣,纔能公正地刻畫這位天纔的一生。經過多年調查與寫作,本書初版於1983年問世。霍奇斯如今已重返本職,在牛津大學瓦德漢學院研究數學。
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decades--all before his suicide at age forty-one. This New York Times-bestselling biography of the founder of computer science, with a new preface by the author that addresses Turing's royal pardon in 2013, is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life.
Capturing both the inner and outer drama of Turing's life, Andrew Hodges tells how Turing's revolutionary idea of 1936--the concept of a universal machine--laid the foundation for the modern computer and how Turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. The book also tells how this work was directly related to Turing's leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. At the same time, this is the tragic account of a man who, despite his wartime service, was eventually arrested, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program--all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime.
The inspiration for a major motion picture starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, Alan Turing: The Enigma is a gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution.
作为一个同志,turing已经完美的超出了人的范畴,英俊的外表,去世前4年跑马拉松只比当时的世界纪录慢11分钟,科学的成就改变了整个人类的生活,最让人感动的是当他在接受审判时,依旧平静的告诉陪审团他没有任何过错,而就在今年,美国总统已经公开支持同性婚姻了,也许turing...
評分书的封面很有意思,只对图灵的脸蛋寥寥数笔的勾勒,十分符合图灵超强的逻辑抽象能力。阅读图灵ACE项目计划的设计部分,感叹很多现在广泛使用的计算机原理都已在图灵的手中有了理论的模型。对于这样一个朴质坦诚,执着的偏执狂让他对性异的取向遮掩确实是一种折磨。 勇者挥...
評分在看图灵传之前刚刚结束维特根斯坦的传记,还在想说这两个人会不会在剑桥有交集,没想到还真有,但是必然的,两人连朋友都算不上,是啊,是太不一样的人了 维特根斯坦是让人觉得有距离感的人,学术上有自己的固执生活上有着自己的偏执,勤于自省羞于感情的表达,认为交情和友...
評分他偏执、天真,也骄傲。可爱的像个孩子。与大多科学巨人不同,他有一颗天才的头脑,具备不世出天才的特质,同时他又晕血,他喜欢热闹,喜欢宴会,他喜欢抖抖小机灵,他幽默,他喜欢听八卦和阴谋论。还为自己打过小算盘。 与其说敬佩他,倒不如说喜欢他,心疼他。 他孤独的成...
評分Beyond my knowledge.
评分印象不深
评分找時間讀完,感謝 @owen289607833 ~
评分well researched and well written, with clarity and empathy. Geeked out quite a bit about Turing meeting Shannon.
评分Im a bisexual but not 100% a bisexual
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