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Comment by mwd_

I try to ignore this stuff. It doesn't really matter if he committed suicide or not, and the folk mythology is just silly.

If you want to learn more about Turing and the Entscheidungsproblem I recommend Charles Petzold's "The Annotated Turing". It has some great supplemental explanations to go along with Turing's paper plus interesting historical details. Petzold strikes a good balance between presenting the actual work and talking about Turing's personal life.

parent mwd_ 14 years ago

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