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Andrew Hodges (born 1949) is a British mathematician and author. ==Life and career== Hodges was born in London. Since the early 1970s, Hodges has worked on twistor theory, which is the approach to the problems of fundamental physics pioneered by Roger Penrose. He was also involved in gay liberation movement these times. Hodges is best known as the author of ''Alan Turing: The Enigma'', the story of the British computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing.〔Andrew Hodges, (Alan Turing: The Enigma — Notes by the author ).〕 The book was chosen by Michael Holroyd as part of a list of 50 'essential' books (that were currently available in print) in ''The Guardian'', 1 June 2002.〔(A library for all seasons ), ''The Guardian'', 1 June 2002〕 ''Alan Turing: The Enigma'' formed the basis of Hugh Whitemore's 1986 stageplay ''Breaking the Code'', which was adapted by for Television in 1996, with Derek Jacobi as Turing. The book was later made into the 2014 film ''The Imitation Game'' directed by Morten Tyldum, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Imitation Game )〕 The script for ''The Imitation Game'' won Graham Moore an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. Hodges is also the author of works that popularize science and mathematics. He is a Tutorial Fellow in mathematics at Wadham College, Oxford University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/people/fellows-and-academic-staff/h/andrew-hodges )〕 Having taught at Wadham since 1986, Hodges was elected a Fellow in 2007, and was appointed Dean from start of the 2011/2012 academic year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Hodges」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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