Turing, Fergus Mason
Turing, Fergus Mason
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Turing
The Tragic Life of Alan Turing

Author: Fergus Mason

Narrator: Jason Sullivan

Unabridged: 3 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2021

Synopsis

★★★ The code breaker that helped win the war ★★★Hundreds of movies and thousands of books have been written about the heroes of World War II. For dozens of years, however, few people knew about one of the greatest heroes of the war—a mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge.This man, an undeniable genius whose later life was plagued by controversy and tragedy, probably played a greater role in the eventual Allied victory than anyone else. Until quite recently his contribution to the war effort was barely recognized.Everyone’s heard of Churchill, Eisenhower, Montgomery, Patton, and even de Gaulle, but far fewer have ever heard of Alan Turing. This is his incredible story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melodie on June 09, 2021

Title is misleading. The book spends more time on the egnima machine than Turings life. While fascinating, it can be hard to follow. This felt more like a Wikipedia page wrapped up into a book than an in depth look into this man's life.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on October 01, 2020

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. While the book does cover some of Turing's achievements, it spent quite a bit of time on the enigma machine and Bletchley Park which while fascinating are not what the book was about. Admittedly much of the succe......more

Goodreads review by Kristi on October 04, 2020

A mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge, named Alan Turning, is one of the least mentioned heroes of WWII. This is story, your chance to learn more about him. It's well written and a quick read filled with many tidbits of Alan's life and his role during WWII. I receiv......more

Goodreads review by Isnochys on May 21, 2021

OK read......more

Goodreads review by Terri on September 08, 2015

This is a short book and does not give you a lot of details about Turing and his life. Mostly, it is concerned with the mechanics of the various machines used to crack the various Enigma machines used by the Germans. What happened to Turing was a sin and a shame. The man was a genius, who thrived in......more

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