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 the
gay liberation movement during the 1970s. Hodges is best known as the author of
Alan Turing: The Enigma, his biography of the British computer pioneer and codebreaker
Alan Turing. The book was critically acclaimed when it was first published in 1983, with
Donald Michie in
New Scientist calling it "marvellous and faithful". In June 2002, it was chosen by
Michael Holroyd for inclusion in a list of 50 "essential" books (available in print at the time) in
The Guardian.
Alan Turing: The Enigma formed the basis of
Hugh Whitemore's 1986 stage play
Breaking the Code, which was adapted 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. 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 popularise science and mathematics. He is an emeritus tutorial
fellow in mathematics at
Wadham College, Oxford. Having taught at Wadham since 1986, Hodges was elected a Fellow in 2007, and was appointed
Dean of Wadham College from the start of the 2011/2012 academic year. In 2014, he joined the
Pet Shop Boys on stage at the
Royal Albert Hall for a standing ovation following the world premiere of
The Man from the Future at
The Proms.
Publications •
With Downcast Gays: Aspects of Homosexual Self-Oppression, •
Alan Turing: The Enigma •
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