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Christina McLain asked this question about Alan Turing: The Enigma:
Did anyone else feel stupid reading this? I was a teacher and now I finally know why kids get turned off in school. Couldn't stay awake through all the math prime numbets set theory blah blah..surely it could have been written with a slightly lighter touch on the mathematical theorems etc. His life and times were fascinating but the math!!!!
Johanne I think it may be a little naive to expect to understand everything Turing worked with unless you are trained in those disciplines (which I am also no…moreI think it may be a little naive to expect to understand everything Turing worked with unless you are trained in those disciplines (which I am also not). Reading it didn't make me feel stupid, it made me respect him even more.(less)
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Alan Turing
by Andrew Hodges
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