The Book That Inspired Alan Turing's Genius
In the first episode of my podcast Natural Wonders, I explore the book that played a pivotal role in awakening Alan Turing's intellectual brilliance. Additional episodes are available on Patreon.

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176.5K views • Nov 3, 2020

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My podcast Natural Wonders (first episode): https://youtu.be/HUlB2lFeLOg
Further episodes available through Patreon: https://Patreon.com/tibees
Mathematical Recreations and Essays (free PDF): http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26839/26839-pdf.pdf
Physical copy (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2UQN3vh
Natural Wonders by Edwin Tenney Brewster (free PDF): https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/120/spring14/brewster.pdf
Physical copy (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/398ROZE
Alan Turing's reading list:https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/alan-turings-reading-list/
Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/user/tibees
Support me with a monthly donation on Patreon and receive a gift from me and access to my podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Tibees
Buy me a coffee (one-off donation): https://ko-fi.com/tibees
Website: https://tobyhendy.com/
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End music: Gymnopedie - Satie
My previous video about Alan Turing's grades: https://youtu.be/XoPWAzPzPjE
Photos from the Sherborne School Archive: https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/the-sherborne-formula-the-making-of-alan-turing/
Photos from Kings College: https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/online-resources/online-exhibitions/alan-mathison-turing-1912-54#toc-1
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Podcast announcement
1:17 - Natural Wonders
5:12 - Mathematical Recreations and Essays
8:03 - School reading list
8:45 - Patron Cat of the Day
Further episodes available through Patreon: https://Patreon.com/tibees
Mathematical Recreations and Essays (free PDF): http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26839/26839-pdf.pdf
Physical copy (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2UQN3vh
Natural Wonders by Edwin Tenney Brewster (free PDF): https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/120/spring14/brewster.pdf
Physical copy (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/398ROZE
Alan Turing's reading list:https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/alan-turings-reading-list/
Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/user/tibees
Support me with a monthly donation on Patreon and receive a gift from me and access to my podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Tibees
Buy me a coffee (one-off donation): https://ko-fi.com/tibees
Website: https://tobyhendy.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tibees
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHendy
End music: Gymnopedie - Satie
My previous video about Alan Turing's grades: https://youtu.be/XoPWAzPzPjE
Photos from the Sherborne School Archive: https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/the-sherborne-formula-the-making-of-alan-turing/
Photos from Kings College: https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/online-resources/online-exhibitions/alan-mathison-turing-1912-54#toc-1
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Podcast announcement
1:17 - Natural Wonders
5:12 - Mathematical Recreations and Essays
8:03 - School reading list
8:45 - Patron Cat of the Day
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