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TITLE |
Codebreaker [videorecording] / produced and directed by Clare Beavan. |
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IMPRINT |
Washington, DC : Story Center Productions, LLC : Furnace Limited, 2012. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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NOTE |
Originally produced for television in 2011. |
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PERFORMER |
Featuring: Ed Stoppard, Henry Goodman ; narrator, Samuel West. |
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SUMMARY |
"The highs and lows of Alan Turing's life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. In the last 18 monthsof his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events.The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore thepivotal moments in his controversial life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his early death. The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. Plus, this film features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. |
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FORMAT |
DVD. |
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LANGUAGE |
In English ; with optional subtitles in English and others. |
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SUBJECT |
Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954. |
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SUBJECT |
Enigma cipher system. |
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SUBJECT |
Gay men -- Great Britain -- Biography. |
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SUBJECT |
Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Mathematics. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Beavan, Clare. drt prd. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Goodman, Henry. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Sammon, Patrick. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Stoppard, Ed. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
West, Samuel, 1966-. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Furnace Limited (Firm). |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Story Center Productions, LLC. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Also known as: Britain's greatest codebreaker [videorecording]. |
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OTHER TITLE |
Code breaker [videorecording]. |
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ISBN |
0091037721587. |
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