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SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:35 pm

Oh, no, Last Enemy, isn't it?

Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:36 pm

Here you are, Solar! (Billy's favorite drink...)
I know that everyone else has hers already - so: Cheers! To your very good health! :-)

SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:37 pm

It's a bit of a blur suddenly … Seems I started a bit earlier than the rest of you.

SolarSystem · October 4, 2013 8:37 pm

SusiGo wrote:
Solar, these are wonderful scenes. And it is amazing how he plays Billy with youthful vigour and later on when he is "fraying at the edges". Not to mention the deathbed scene.

Absolutely! Like we already mentioned earlier today, it's just a pure joy to watch him in whatever role he takes on. Not to mention the fact that because of him I learned something about British history tonight which was absolutely new to me.

SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:39 pm

So did I. I always thought AG was a Black American gospel. Until I watched the film. And I learned about Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg and physics when I listened to "Copenhagen". Then there is "Hawking". Being a fangirl can be quite educating.

Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:39 pm

Solar: And if only you go and learn the real story behind AG, ... (I could go on and on and on...)

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SolarSystem · October 4, 2013 8:40 pm

Cheers!
Wonder what he is drinking...

...oh, and yes, Susi, that other pic was from The Last Enemy.

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SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:41 pm

Harriet wrote:
Solar: And if only you go and learn the real story behind AG, ... (I could go on and on and on...)

True, you have become a real scholar. And I read TWO books about Alan Turing. In my holidays. And I was a total maths failure.

Solar: "Murder Is Easy"?

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Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:41 pm

Well, it taught me to enjoy Port. Which is not nothing

tobeornot221b · October 4, 2013 8:42 pm

Harriet wrote:
Solar: And if only you go and learn the real story behind AG, ... (I could go on and on and on...)

You should definitely write a book about that, Harriet!

Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:44 pm

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SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:45 pm

Let me be your first customer.

Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:46 pm

How many books do you want? One? Two? Three? Four?

SolarSystem · October 4, 2013 8:46 pm

Harriet wrote:
Solar: And if only you go and learn the real story behind AG, ... (I could go on and on and on...)

Now you make me curious, I'll definitely do that!

And Susi, which books about Turing would you recommend?

SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:49 pm

The classic is by Andrew Hodges, Alan Turing. The Enigma. He is a gay mathematician like Turing. Very thorough, lots of information, but often hard (for me impossible) to understand when he goes into detail. But you cannot go without if you really want to know about Alan.
The other is by Jack Copeland, Turing. Poineer of the Information Age. Shorter, it concentrates mainly on the years during the war. Easier to read and understand.

On YT you will find also a BBC film with Derek Jacobi playing Turing. It is quite interesting although there is little resemblance and Jacobi is far too old for the part.

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Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:50 pm

I wrote about it in the AG thread. I highly recommend Adam Hochschild "Bury the Chains"
- also availabe in german language with the title "Sprengt die Ketten".
Tobe will tell you that this book is fabulous.
And for a start his NPR audio interview (10 minutes only).

Then you can go on with the source texts...

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Harriet · October 4, 2013 8:53 pm

You forgot the 2 part documentary on Alan, Susi

tobeornot221b · October 4, 2013 8:54 pm

Harriet wrote:
I wrote about it in the AG thread. I highly recommend Adam Hochschild "Bury the Chains"
- also availabe in german language with the title "Sprengt die Ketten".
Tobe will tell you that this book is fabulous.
And for a start his NPR audio interview (10 minutes only).

Yes, yes, I highly recommend both! Though some parts of the book are really difficult to bear.

SusiGo · October 4, 2013 8:55 pm

Oh, yes, thank you. This is very good, Solar. It is called "The Life and Death of Dr Turing". A lot of witnesses and friends are interviewed. This is the best starting point.

SolarSystem · October 4, 2013 8:56 pm

This forum turns out to be more and more educational - I love it!

I just ordered Hodges' book on Turing a minute ago for a start...

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