“A Madman Dream Of Turing Machines” is a fictional novel of two real mathematicians from history: Alan Turing and Kurtele Gödel. It delicately intertwines their parallel lives, blending their work with personal anecdotes, mathematical theorems, and philosophies with imagination.
The result is strangely compelling, and tragic in its retelling. The back blurb links them through their lives; that of being a genius and the isolation that comes with being misunderstood, but also in their deaths, as both ended their own lives with intent.
It showcases their genius, dedication to their work, personal moments, and relationships, but doesn't shy away from portraying them as the outcasts they were (however, unlike the fellow man of their time, we sympathise completely).
This is a book for all black sheep, and not just those of the mathematical kind. The persecution of these characters will resound with many for varying reasons, and Turing especially will have a place in your heart (if he didn’t already!)
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