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The Imitation Game

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Published on June 23, 2014

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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. Check back every day this week as Tor.com releases the entire graphic novel in four parts.

Update: Tuesday June 24: The next installment has been posted! In the box below type in “60” to jump right to it.

Update: Wednesday June 25: The next installment has been posted! In the box below type in “117” to jump right to it.

Update: Thursday June 26: The final installment has been posted! In the box below type in “168” to jump right to it.

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Leland Purvis

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Jim Ottaviani

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Jim is the author of seven graphic novels about scientists (so far), on topics ranging from physicists to paleontogists to behaviorists. He's probably the only comics writer whose books have received acclaim from both Physics World and Vampirella Magazine.

Upcoming titles include biographies of Richard Feynman and the Trimates (Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas) for First Second, and "T-Minus," the story of the space race, for Simon & Schuster's young adult imprint Aladdin.

His day job used to be as a nuclear engineer. He's now a librarian at the University of Michigan.

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¡ACHTUNG!
10 years ago

This is spectacular! Looking forward to the next installment.

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greytfriend
10 years ago

This is a fun change from the usual short stories. Does anyone know how to add it to Goodreads?

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TheMadLibrarian
10 years ago

What a brilliant man — what a tragic end.
Is this going to be released as a book?

SoonLee
10 years ago

An excellent read.

Thanks, Tor.com.

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SamanthaH
10 years ago

I added it to Goodreads! This was excellent and I hope more people read it.

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Rainbyrd
10 years ago

Fantsitic, though sad. I knew the ending, of course, but so good to read it all. Can’t wait to purchase the book.

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BopPunkGreg
10 years ago

Why the spelling “imput” on p.41, especially when it’s “input” on the next page? Hmmm.

Really enjoying the book!

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10 years ago

Thank you for this; it was outstanding.

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Gorgeous Gary
10 years ago

Talk about timing…we’re planning on going up to Bletchley Park while we’re across the pond for Loncon.

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a-j
10 years ago

Excellent

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