His work ushered in the digital age and paved the way for computers and artificial intelligence. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Carnegie mellon university has a granite bench, situated in the hornbostel mall, with the name a. Alan turing is often called the father of modern computing. Theatrical premiere of codebreaker in washington, dc on october 17, 2012 and new york city on october 25th. Ed stoppards portrayal felt somehow too warm and too rounded. An exercise in rehabilitating the reputation of alan turing couldnt crack the. Ed stoppard on britains greatest codebreaker radio times.
Codebreaker by clare beavan clare beavan, ed stoppard, henry. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation. Ed stoppard, however, did a weak and sentimental audition for the role of ae housman in his fathers the invention of love, another gay and exiled scholar. The highs and lows of alan turing s life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. Its subject, the british mathematical genius who contributed to the cryptanalysis of the nazi enigma code and to the beginnings of the computer, was not an easy subject. The documentarys conceit is that turing played here by ed stoppard is talking with a psychiatrist henry goodman, as he goes over his life.
Alan turing site maintained by andrew hodges including a short biography alanturing. Ed stoppard played alan turing in the 2011 film codebreaker, about his. Turing carved across the top, read down the left leg, and write down the other. The film features ed stoppard as turing and henry goodman as franz greenbaum.
Latest headlines world news you mag event books promos rewards mail shop property motoring columnists. Alan turing project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Alan turing, in full alan mathison turing, born june 23, 1912, london, englanddied june 7, 1954, wilmslow, cheshire, british mathematician and logician, who made major contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and mathematical biology and also to the new areas later named computer science, cognitive science. Ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs, jean valentine, david leavitt, rolf noskwith, dermot turing, christopher morcom, ian stewart, clare beavan, nic stacey, codebreaker. Alan turing s life had previously been documented in tv show britians greatest codebreaker, with ed stoppard r taking the lead advertisement share or. Oct 29, 2014 something on turings work, with many very competent authors writing parts of this giant book. He is an actor, known for the pianist 2002, assassins. During the second world war he worked for the government breaking the enemies codes and churchill said he shortened the war by two years. His father, tom stoppard, was a popular playwright. Enigma hero alan turing should be pardoned for historic gay. Alan turing s openness about his sexuality was very unusual for a man of his generation and appears strangely reckless considering it was, at the. I have little new to add and must join all of the others here in saying that andrew hodges alan turing.
Jul 02, 2014 the dramadocumentary codebreaker, about turings life, was aired by uks channel 4 in 2011 and was released in the us in october 2012. Nov 21, 2011 with ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs. Filmmaker clare beavan offers this intimate portrait of 20th century technological trailblazer alan turing, who played a key role in cracking the german enigma codes during world war ii before being arrested in london for committing homosexual acts in 1952, and dying under mysterious circumstances just two years later. Instead of receiving accolades, turing faced terrible persecution. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which can be. Alan turings suspected suicide cut short his life, but he continues to live on through the words of many authors. Alan turing set in motion the computer age and his world war ii codebreaking helped turn the tide of the second world war. From the radio times interview of ed stoppard playing alan turing for tonights uk channel 4 docudrama britains greatest codebreaker. Two years ago, gordon brown made a public posthumous apology for the way the british government had treated alan turing in the years leading up to his death in 1954.
Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Britains greatest codebreaker, channel 4 the arts desk. Alan turings openness about his sexuality was very unusual for a man of his generation and appears strangely reckless considering it was, at the. Actor ed stoppard on codebreaker a film bio of alan turing 071720 04. Ed stoppard, right, as alan turing, and henry goodman as dr franz. Nov 21, 2011 ed stoppard as alan turing, with henry goodman as dr franz greenbaum, in britains greatest codebreaker. The enigma by andrew hodges is an enigma in its own right. Historians credit his codebreaking with helping to shorten the. A great production ed stoppard was very good playing against the dr. The remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th centurys most important people. Enigma hero alan turing should be pardoned for historic.
Codebreaker recounts the story of this maverick british genius, alan turing. With ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs. Codebreaker by clare beavan clare beavan, ed stoppard. Were excited to offer this compelling and unique new film to. Actor ed stoppard on codebreaker a film bio of alan turing. The imitation game dramatizes the story of alan turing. Home services handpicked professionals happiness guarantee.
The story is told as a discussion between alan turing and his psychiatrist dr. Ed stoppard left stars as alan turing while henry goodman plays the role of his psychiatrist. Turin was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 over gay relationship. Historians credit his code breaking with helping to shorten the. Hope you would like those alan turing facts really interesting, useful and helpful for. Codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th centurys most important people. Ed stoppard was born on september 16, 1974 in london, england as edmund stoppard. Codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of alan turing, who faced persecution from the british government after setting the computer age in motion and helping turn the tide of world war ii with his brilliant codebreaking. Stoppard was cast as adrien deume, a swiss diplomat, arianes husband, in a screen version of albert cohens novel belle du seigneur.
I think that ed stoppard and henry goodman were excellent and did wonders for the dramatization and deserve credit for it. If one has seen the movie and liked it, one is going to love this too. I saw it with friends and we were reeling afterwards. Turing was also a homosexual in britain at a time when. Directed by clare beavan, the film explores the life of genius british mathematician alan turing and the circumstances leading to his suicide in. It includes settings of texts by the poets wilfred owen, sara teasdale, walt whitman, oscar wilde and robert burns that are used to illustrate aspects of turings life. Codebreaker has been shown on broadcast, cable, and satellite television networks around the world.
Feb 14, 2015 rare alan turing journal shows his genius at work. Cnet gets a deeper look at the hidden notebook from the father of modern computing, before it goes up for auction. Alan mathison turing 23 june 1912 7 june 1954, was an english mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. I think we learn more about turing than just that he was gay. In 1952, the british government forced him to undergo chemical castration as punishment for his homosexuality. Codebreaker has reached millions of viewers around the world through television, theatrical release in the. Dec 14, 2012 enigma hero alan turing should be pardoned for historic gay conviction, says stephen hawking. Jul 17, 2012 hank introduces us to that great mathematical mind, alan turing, who, as an openly gay man in the early 20th century faced brutal prejudice that eventually led to his suicide, despite being a.
Ed stoppard as alan turing and henry goodman as dr franz greenbaum inbritains greatest codebreaker. In the last 18 months of his short life, turing visited a psychiatrist, dr. Alan turing was one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. Alan mathison turing was born on 23 june 1912, the son of julius mathison turing, a civil servant in india, and ethel sara turing, the daughter of edward waller stoney, chief engineer of the madras and southern mahratta railway. Codebreaker tv movie 2011 codebreaker tv movie 2011. With derek jacobi, alun armstrong, blake ritson, william mannering. Before getting into bed the night before, he had taken a few. From a drama, i want to feel like i have understood the man himself a little more. Filmmaker clare beavan offers this intimate portrait of 20th century technological trailblazer alan turing, who played a key role in cracking the german enigma codes during world war ii before being arrested in london for committing homosexual acts in 1952, and dying. Tom also wrote for films and tv, and this sparked ed. Codebreaker recounts the story of this maverick british genius, alan turing, who was crucial to founding three new fields of science as well as breaking the nazis naval enigma code during world war ii. There are interviews with the woman to whom he proposed, joan, with the psychiatrists daughters, turing s nephew, and others. Alan turing author of computing machinery and intelligence.
A biography of the english mathematician alan turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the enigma code, used by the germans to send secret orders to their uboats in world war ii. Nov 24, 2011 the interviews with people who knew turing, and with greenbaums daughters in particular, were a delight and really helped flesh him out. No less than ian mcewan, robert harris, tom stoppard, neal. The alan turing story 2011, britains greatest code breaker. The alan turing story 2011 britains greatest code breaker, codebreaker. The alan turing story new documentary bluray disc ed stoppard.
The vindicator in youngstown, ohio featured a news story about the film in september of 20. The film features contributions from those who knew him and experts who explain how his work has proved significant to the development of technology, while ed stoppard portrays turing in reenactments of his conversations with psychiatrist dr. The enigma of wwii codebreaker alan turing duration. Ed stoppard is an english actor, best known for his performances in films such as youth and the pianist.
Ed stoppard timeline featuring movies and other highlights. If anyone would like a more detailed look at the man that turing was, this is a great watch, and for anyone that wants a quick rundown of turing, who has no previous knowledge, this is a really good way to get up to speed. Ed stoppard left stars as alan turing, while henry goodman plays his psychiatrist. On june 8, 1954, alan turing, a fortyoneyearold research scientist at manchester university, was found dead by his housekeeper. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general purpose computer. Benedict cumberbatch and love interest keira knightley. The article highlights the screening of codebreaker at youngstown state university.
Some people might feel its a little early in the day for such demanding topics. Codebreaker is also the title of a choral work by the composer james mccarthy. The alan turing story recounts this maverick british genius, who played a crucial part in the founding of three new fields of science, as well as breaking the nazis enigma code during world war ii. Enigma robert harriss novel about wartime codebreaking has become a handsome, if simplistic, film, says peter bradshaw. Nov 02, 2014 alan turing, the figure at the center of the already much praised film, the imitation game, which opens nov. Teachers could use just the appendix and other mathematical sections of the book, e. Mathematical fiction for senior students and undergraduates.
Alan turing road in the surrey research park 149 and the alan turing way, part of the manchester inner ring road 154 are named after alan turing. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the turing machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. Filmmaker clare beavan offers this intimate portrait of 20th century technological trailblazer alan turing, who played a key role in cracking the german enigma codes during world war ii before being arrested in london for committing homosexual acts in 1952, and dying under mysterious. The book could be simpler and could meet the need of a great biography. A biography of the english mathematician alan turing, who was. His work and impact on turings work in simplet terms, placing him in the bigger picture. Jul 06, 2015 i think that ed stoppard and henry goodman were excellent and did wonders for the dramatization and deserve credit for it. Instead of receiving accolades, he faced terrible persecution. Ive lost count of the number of programmes ive watched and books ive. Alan turing and the invention of the computer david leavitt w. He developed the idea of the modern computer and artificial intelligence. This feature length dramadocumentary records the brilliance and the destruction of one of the 20th centurys most important people. Ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs, jean valentine, david leavitt, rolf.