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Best books to learn Alan Turing, in order
Turing is three separate subjects wearing one name: the mathematician who defined computability in 1936, the cryptanalyst who helped break Enigma at Bletchley Park, and the man the British state prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952 and who died two years later. Most books do one of the three well and the others badly.
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- How should I approach learning alan turing?
- Turing is three separate subjects wearing one name: the mathematician who defined computability in 1936, the cryptanalyst who helped break Enigma at Bletchley Park, and the man the British state prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952 and who died two years later. Most books do one of the three well and the others badly.
- What's a good book to start alan turing with?
- A strong starting point is Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.