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Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age Hardcover – January 20, 2013

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (January 20, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199639795
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199639793
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1.2 x 5.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Early history of electronic computers revealed
By Ladislav Nemec on March 19, 2015
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I am admirer of Turing and I just finished another book about him. Much thinner than this one and, consequently, less informative. This one, on the other hand, provides a lot of information RELATED to Turing and his ideas but, strictly speaking, not really about his original work.

Turing was, if I understand his short life correctly, in a unique position. As someone who contributed significantly, perhaps decidedly, to the breaking of two different German military codes and a post war peaceful applications of computers, he knew more than many of his colleagues. Unfortunately, once the war was won by the allies, the standard squabbling started and the progress on building new computers based on Turing's ideas slowed down considerably.

Mr. Copeland obviously interviewed many Turing's contemporaries, he is too young to know Turing before his untimely death.

Four stars, recommended to all who want to learn about the early history of computers.
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Terrible writing skills
By Schlemiel on May 26, 2015
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Microscopic print. Mediocre writing skills. Silly and space wasting choice of words. Why would copeland say "land of the free" rather than "United States"? How is referring to Turing as "decidedly lah di dah" supposed to enhance my understanding of the man? Weird choices of word and a lot of other nonsense more than once nearly led me to toss this book in the garbage. It's my travel book so I'll muddle through it but I'd recommend others to look elsewhere for a book on Turing that is at least readable...in a lah di dah sort of way.
5/31/15----I wish I could say that Copeland's writing has improved (as of page 117), but it stinks even worse now. He can't seem to tell his story, or any portion of it, chronologically, and instead bounces around in time with no rhyme or reason. He also likes to surmise how people "must" have felt or whether they "might" have been somewhere, which is not exactly useful. On page 117 alone he does this twice---"the informality must have perplexed and perhaps even irritated Bletchley's military blimps..." Followed by "Churchill himself might have been present." Good God this man can't write!!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Recommended even for technophobes
By H. M. Gladney on March 6, 2015
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Most accounts of innovations in computing omit stories of the earliest ideas and practical implementations. In this they are not to blame, because the British Government enforced secrecy about WW II code-breaking for about 60 years. Jack Copeland's 2012 book, Turing--Pioneer of the Information Age, corrects the record.

It is a good read, even for people who eschew reading about technical topics!
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First rate bio
By Glen Miranker on April 26, 2015
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Well researched, clearly written.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
... book is very interesting and helpful in getting a good idea of the life and times of Alan Turing
By Kindle Customer on February 22, 2015
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This book is very interesting and helpful in getting a good idea of the life and times of Alan Turing, and includes information from the family. It is a fairly short read, relative to the longer biography.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Good biography of Turing, excellent detailed description of his technical work.
By Wellsoberlin on September 6, 2014
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Excellent bio of Alan Turing. Copeland's description of his personality and life is good, but what really interested me was his description of his work. He gives a good, detailed description of Turing's role in inventing modern computing and his work at Bletchley, enough to satisfy geeky people like me. He considers the possibilities for Turing's death, and he convinces me at least that it was probably caused by sloppy lab behavior rather than suicide. He mentions the possibility that the British secret service had him killed, and yes, that is a distant possibility. One reviewer said Copeland believed that was the most likely explanation, but if you read the book you realize that all he is describing is a possibility.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great read if you want to know about this wonderful ...
By Leandro López on February 11, 2015
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Great read if you want to know about this wonderful man and his contributions to the world and history.The writing feels a bit hectic sometimes, though.
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