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I read a book on Turing by the author .. and well .. I dont recommend it at all. He seems overly obsessed with sexual themes has no understanding of the hacker
by randomhack 19y ago
I read a book on Turing by the author .. and well .. I dont recommend it at all. He seems overly obsessed with sexual themes has no understanding of the hacker and scientist mindsets and no understanding of the maths whatsoever. After reading that book, I am not thinking of even looking at this book.
edit : At least they explicitly claim this book is a novel. The one on Turing masquerades as a biography.
- paul_reiners 19y agoI haven't read Leavitt’s book on Turing, so I can't comment on it. I have read "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges, which was excellent, both in the biographical details and the mathematical details.
- randomhack 19y agoYes i picked up Hodges' book later and I also recommend it.