The man who knew too much alan turing and the invention of the computer great discoveries kindle edition by david leavitt author format kindle edition 38 out of 5 stars 55 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry cdn 999 audible audiobook unabridged please retry cdn 000 free . Man who knew too much alan turing and the invention of the computer leavitt david 9780739471951 books amazonca. The man who knew too much alan turing and the invention of the computer great discoveries by david leavitt 2006 01 01 david leavitt books amazonca. This is a biography of alan turing the man who was critical in decoding and building the computer and the theoretical basis of the computer used to decode the german enigma machine and who pioneered ai theory the tragic end of his life had me in tears at the injustice a life and a genius lost and a loss to society. The man who knew too much alan turing and the invention of the computer great discoveries david leavitt w w norton company nov 17 2006 biography autobiography 319 pages 0 reviews a skillful and literate new york times book review biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer to solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day alan