The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded

Award-winning author Jim Ottaviani and artist Leland Purvis deliver a graphic biography that decodes the life and mind of Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician and World War II codebreaker. Published by Harry N. Abrams in 2019, this single-issue work explores Turing's groundbreaking work on the Enigma machine, his pioneering ideas in computer science, and the tragic persecution he faced for his homosexuality. It matters as a compelling, humanizing portrait of a visionary whose legacy continues to shape modern technology.