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Alan Turing: The Enigma
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Andrew Hodges's definitive biography of Alan Turing, the primary source used here for facts about Turing's life, the Turing machine and his wartime codebreaking work.
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AuthorAndrew Hodges
PublisherBurnett Books
Publication Year1983
Source TypeBiography
Reliability Tier1
Credibility NotesThe standard scholarly biography of Alan Turing, extensively researched from primary sources including Turing's own papers. Reissued in a centenary edition by Princeton University Press in 2012.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
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