The Imitation Game

by Jim Ottaviani

Other authorsLeland Purvis (Illustrator)
Ebook, 2014

Call number

510.92

Tags

graphic novel, biography, alan turing, ebook, coverguess unavailable

Genres

Collection

E-books

Publication

Tor.com: http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/06/the-imitation-game-jim-ottaviani-leland-purvis

Pages

197

Description

Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML: Award winning authors Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis present a historically accurate graphic novel biography of English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (1912�??1954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing's life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II, work that saved countless lives and accelerated the Allied defeat of the Nazis. While Turing's achievements remain relevant decades after his death, the story of his life in post-war Europe continues to fascinate audiences today. Award-winning duo Jim Ottaviani (the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feynman and Primates) and artist Leland Purvis (an Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee and occasional reviewer for the Comics Journal) present a factually detailed account of Turing's life and groundbreaking research�??as an unconventional genius who was arrested, tried, convicted, and punished for being openly gay, and whose innovative work still fuels the computing and communication systems that define our modern world. Computer science buffs, comics fans, and history aficionados will be captivated by this riveting and tragic story of one of the 20th century's most unsung heroes… (more)

Awards

ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — Young Adult Non-Fiction — 2017)
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2017)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2016)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Nonfiction — 2016)

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2014-06 (online)
2016-03-22 (print)

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LibraryThing member Tanya-dogearedcopy
This is a biography of the brilliant mathematician who basically created modern computer programming as well as the hardware to run it on - all while he was working on decrypting German U-Boat codes during World War II. Though this is a "glorified comic book," it's not easy reading. There are
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 complex ideas being presented not only in terms of math problems and concepts, but sociological and philosophical issues as well. It really requires at least a couple of read-throughs to get a sense of even a fraction of the breadth of Turing's life and impact. This is definitely for the YA STEM crowd and up (unlike Ottaviani's other efforts which skew to younger audiences.) Colored ink panels, soft color pallets, detailed drawings.
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LibraryThing member bell7
This biographical graphic novel focuses on Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician and logician who could theoretically figure out a bunch of stuff way over my head, and was instrumental in the Bletchley Park efforts at decoding the German system Enigma during World War 2. The structure of the
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 narrative gives different people in Turing's life turns about talking about him - his mother, school friends, co-workers - and took a little getting used to as I had to pay attention to who was narrating at any given time. Well done and intrigued me enough to want to read a full length biography.
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LibraryThing member neverstopreading
This is a comic (or "graphic novel" if you prefer) telling of the life of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, who met a tragic end at the hands of an institutionalized prejudice. It is dense at times and is a little too technical for me, but I didn't find that distracting from the
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 overall story of Turing's life.
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I was hoping this book would be an excellent companion of sorts to the recent film, but it pales in comparison. Like most of Ottaviani's biographies of scientists, this volume is packed with facts but fails to really bring the subject alive for me. And the conceit of trying to frame the narration
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 of the book as an actual imitation game seems like a clever idea but really does nothing but force the narrative into a format that continually distracts.
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LibraryThing member eglinton
Enjoyable graphic version of the Turing story. Drawn from, but much easier to absorb than Hodges’ dense “Enigma” book. Good, sensitive depiction of facial expression and posture to convey sentiments not said or even thought explicitly – in the drawings of Alan and his mother particularly.
LibraryThing member mahsdad
Graphic novel "biopic" about the life of Alan Turing, without with we probably wouldn't be looking at things on computers today. To say nothing of the fact that we probably wouldn't have won WWII. Tragically, he was convicted of the crime of being gay in 1952. He was forced to endure chemical
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 castration and died in 1954 of cyanide poisoning. There's still debate on whether it was accidental or suicide. He was only 41. This was an unintentional selection for Pride Month, but I'm glad I read it.
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