That’s the title of a new biography of Alan Turing written by David Leavitt. The combination of those two names in itself is enough to send me dashing off to Amazon’s web page. The definitive biography of Turing for me has always been Andrew Hodge’s masterwork: Alan Turing: The Enigma, but I definitely want to read how Leavitt has tackled the subject.
There’s a good review of Leavitt’s book by Peter Conrad in today’s Observer. Conrad’s opening paragraph delivered practically a hammer-blow to me when I read it. It’s an audacious link between computers and the manner of Turing’s death. Of course, it’s obvious once you see it, but kudos to Conrad for setting my mind reeling for a moment or two.
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