Books like Alan Turing

Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges reads as informative, tragic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson · 2017

Both explore genius

57% genome match

The Dream Machine

M. Mitchell Waldrop · 2001

Both explore computing

71% genome match

Journey Through Genius

William Dunham · 1990

Both explore mathematics & genius

71% genome match

Isaac Newton

James Gleick · 2003

Both explore genius & mathematics

70% genome match

Prime Obsession

John Derbyshire · 2003

Both explore mathematics & genius

70% genome match

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Paul Hoffman · 1998

Both explore mathematics & genius

66% genome match

Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla

Marc Seifer · 1996

Both explore genius

67% genome match

The codebreakers

David Kahn · 1967

Both explore war

66% genome match

Chip War

Chris Miller · 2022

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

Tesla

W. Bernard Carlson · 2013

Both explore genius

65% genome match

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Robert Kanigel · 1991

Both explore mathematics & genius

63% genome match

American Prometheus

Kai Bird · 2005

Both explore war

61% genome match