For those interested, Andrew Hodges will be telling the biography of
Alan Turing on Tuesday 4/17.
-- -- Grant Bowman <grantbow@svpal.org>-----Original Message----- From: spertus@mills.edu Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:04 AM To: craigslist.org community people Subject: (tech events 4/17) Andrew Hodges talk on Alan Turing
<p><a href="http://www.turing.org.uk">Alan Turing (1912-1954)</a> was the founder of computer science, a visionary, and one of the greatest cryptanalysts of all time, breaking the "unbreakable" German Enigma code during World War II. Instead of being honored for his work after the War, Turing was persecuted by the British government for being openly gay. He agreed to submit to hormone treatments rather than go to prison. The stress and humiliation of his treatment led him to commit suicide by eating an apple laced with cyanide in 1954. He was 41 years old.</p>
<p>Mathematician Andrew Hodges is the author of the definitive biography, <em>Alan Turing: The Enigma</em>, which has been reprinted in several languages and was the basis for "Breaking the Code", the stage play by Hugh Whitemore. In a rare American appearance, Hodges will tell the story of Alan Turing's life, explain his status as the founder of computer science in theory and practice, and tell a meta-story involving conflicts surrounding gender and sexuality as well as the social role of science and engineering.</p>
Tuesday, April 17, 5:00 PM<br> Danforth Auditorium (Arts 120)<br> <a href="http://www.mills.edu/about/directions.html">Mills College</a>, Oakland<br> Followed by reception<br> <br> RSVP to Ellen Spertus (spertus@mills.edu).
<br><br><br><br>
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
this is in or around Mills College, Oakland
<p><p><br><hr><br>Copyright (c) 2001 craigslist <a href=/policies.html> (<i>copyright and reposting policies</i>)</a><br><br>
----- End forwarded message -----
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> Do you have 128-bit SSL encryption server security? Get VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Get it now! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EVNB7A/c.WCAA/bT0EAA/IaAVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_->
Community email addresses: Post message: unrev-II@onelist.com Subscribe: unrev-II-subscribe@onelist.com Unsubscribe: unrev-II-unsubscribe@onelist.com List owner: unrev-II-owner@onelist.com
Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.onelist.com/community/unrev-II
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Apr 10 2001 - 03:54:14 PDT