The Imitation Game

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Today, Alan Turing is considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence The mathematician, born on June 23, 1912, was a brilliant World War II codebreaker and parlayed that insight into theorizing and creating the first stored memory computers Unfortunately, this Officer of the British Empire was persecuted by the British government of the time for his homosexuality and suffered through chemical castration before ending his life.The Imitation Game by Feynman author Jim Ottaviani and Resistance illustrator Leland Purvis chronicles the life of Turing in a full size graphic novel Available online at Read The Imitation Game Author Jim Ottaviani – kino-fada.fr I was down in Melbourne over the Easter weekend for the International Comedy Festival good times and I visited the large Dymocks on Collins St Not too bad of a store But Melbourne is lacking in really good book stores amazing for a city so sophisticated and nice Anyway, I stumbled across this book the same author as the amazing Feynman graphic novel I read it on the plane back to Sydney today It s rather good, both story and art I m going to compare it to Andrew Hodges written biogr I was down in Melbourne over the Easter weekend for the International Comedy Festival good times and I visited the large Dymocks on Collins St Not too bad of a store But Melbourne is lacking in really good book stores amazing for a city so sophisticated and nice Anyway, I stumbled across this book the same author as the amazing Feynman graphic novel I read it on the plane back to Sydney today It s rather good, both story and art I m going to compare it to Andrew Hodges written biography which I adored and the movie adaptation It s not as good as Andrew Hodges book, but this is a different form But there were different facts and stories here There is extra stuff for those fans But the Hodges biography was steeped in math I felt it was probably inaccessible to ...3.5 for the last few pages Great story, but I thought the execution could have been smoother, and the entire narrative framed better Didn t understand the point of the interview set up, and it felt like I had to fill in too man...I ve read quite a bit about Alan Turing and Bletchley Park and codebreakers during WW2, and have watched a number of related documentaries, as well as The Imitation Game movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing So going into this book I wondered if it might just beof the same for me But I was quite impressed I found that this format and the techniques that the author and illustrator use helped me to understand all the computer science and mathematics and code breaking methods bette I ve read quite a bit about Alan Turing and Bletchley Park and codebreakers during WW2, and have watched a number of related documentaries, as well as The Imitation Game movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing So going into this book I wondered if it might just beof the same for me But I was quite impressed I found that this format and the techniques that the author and illustrator use helped me to understand all the computer science and mathematics and code breaking methods better than I ever have And I definitely have a better grip on what Turing called The Imitation Game, namesake of both this graphic novel and the 2014 film.The various narrators employed relatives, friends, lovers, work colleagu... I got this book on Netgalley in exchange for a review.This biographical graphic novel is one of my favorite reads ever It describes the life of Alan Turing, the father of computer science I can t tell exactly how accurate this is, but it s fascinating and heartbreaking to read.The story is told from a few different points of view It can be a bit confusing because it mixes Alan Turing s POV with POVs of people who knew him I wanted the story to go intodetail about what exactly Turing di I got this book on Netgalley in exchange for a review.This biographical graphic novel is one of my favorite reads ever It describes the life of Alan Turing, the father of computer science I can t tell exactly how accurate this is, but it s fascinating and heartbreaking to read.The story is told from a few different points of view It can be a bit confusing because it mixes Alan Turing s POV with POVs of people who knew him I wanted the story to go intodetail about what exactly Turing did during WW2, but that would have probably taken too much space and also wouldn t have been very easy to explain I felt that the writers weren t sure exactly how to deal with Turing s sexuality it s obviously an important part of his life so it had to be in the story, but it shouldn t come across as the most important so there aren t too many details.I think the drawing style fits the story, meaning it s not very cheerful and colorful I liked the way Turing s ideas and thoughts were drawn it s ...How could such an interesting story be presented in such a boring mannerReview to come.This unbiased rating is based upon a complimentary copy provided by the publisher.Really well done Not super uplifting I learned things Annnnnd not all of those things were things I wanted to know History is always so sad, you guys.Most of the technical stuff went over my head But it was also...This graphic novel managed to dowith Turing s tragic and short life than the limpid movie with the same name attempted. The Imitation Game film 2014 left me in tears, and so when I saw this title, I was very much interested in reading it And let me tell you something this did not disappoint me at all I don t read graphic novels very often, but I really enjoyed my reading experience with The Imitation Game I would highly recommend this to people in search of nonfiction, historical accounts told in a wonderfully creative, visual way.Disclosure I received a copy of The Imitation Game from the publisher via N The Imita...A wasted genius 3wordbookreviewI wonder what else Alan Turing would have contributed to the world if he had been given the chanceA satisfying graphic novel about Turing s life The shifts in time were a little confusing at times, but overall an enjoyable read Even when you know how it ends

The Imitation Game
  • English
  • 22 April 2018
  • ebook
  • 197 pages
  • Jim Ottaviani
  • The Imitation Game