The Imitation Game : : Alan Turing Decoded

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Call Number: Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Turing, Alan, Adult Graphic Novel / Ottaviani, Jim
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch

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Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Turing, Alan	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Ottaviani, Jim	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Ottaviani, Jim	4-week checkout	Due 05-21-2024
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / Biography / Turing, Alan	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
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Chiefly illustrations.
A biography of the mathematician, reveals the story of an eccentric genius, olympic-class runner, and groundbreaking theoretician whose work is still influencing the science and telecommunication systems of the modern world.
"English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (19121954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing's life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II, work that saved countless lives and accelerated the Allied defeat of the Nazis. While Turing's achievements remain relevant decades after his death, the story of his life in post-war Europe continues to fascinate audiences today. Award-winning duo Jim Ottaviani (the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feynman and Primates) and artist Leland Purvis (an Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee and occasional reviewer for the Comics Journal) present a factually detailed account of Turing's life and groundbreaking research--as an unconventional genius who was arrested, tried, convicted, and punished for being openly gay, and whose innovative work still fuels the computing and communication systems that define our modern world. Computer science buffs, comics fans, and history aficionados will be captivated by this riveting and tragic story of one of the 20th centurys most unsung heroes."--Publisher website.

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graphic biography submitted by camelsamba on August 21, 2017, 10:01pm As with his other graphic bios, Ottaviani provides a good representation of the theory (in this case, theoretical math / computer science) at a level that is reasonably understandable by laypersons. The book also covers the Enigma Machine (world war 2 code breaking masterpiece) in fascinating detail. My main complaint is that I sometimes got confused about the correlation between speech bubbles and character. There was a color coding but it wasn't intuitively obvious, so i occasionally found myself confused about whose point-of-view I was reading.

The Imitation Game : : Alan Turing Decoded submitted by Varshini on August 1, 2019, 9:22pm This was really interesting to read. I heard someone talking about it, and decided to check it out since I enjoyed the movie. Check out this graphic novel if you liked the movie "The Imitation Game", it's pretty cool!