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Prof : Alan Turing Decoded by Dermot Turing (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-101841656607
ISBN-139781841656601
eBay Product ID (ePID)221649118
Product Key Features
Book TitleProf : Alan Turing Decoded
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Military, Science & Technology
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorDermot Turing
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal510.92
SynopsisAlan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 42 years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. He is widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country and it has become hard to disentangle the real man from the story. It is easy to cast him as a misfit, the stereotypical professor. But actually Alan Turing was never a professor, and his nickname 'Prof' was given by his codebreaking friends at Bletchley Park. Now, Alan Turing's nephew, Dermot Turing, has taken a fresh look at the influences on Alan Turing's life and creativity, and the later creation of a legend. For the first time it is possible to disclose the real character behind the cipher-text: how did Alan's childhood experiences influence the man? Who were the influential figures in Alan's formative years? How did his creative ideas evolve? Was he really a solitary, asocial genius? What was his wartime work after 1942, and why was it kept even more secret than the Enigma story? What is the truth about Alan Turing's conviction for gross indecency, and did he commit suicide? What is the significance of the Royal Pardon granted in 2013? In Dermot's own style he takes a vibrant and entertaining approach to the life and work of a true genius., Alan Turing - a mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. Widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country, it has become hard to disentangle the real man from the story. In this book, Dermot Turing takes a fresh look at the influences on Turing's life and creativity.
LC Classification NumberQA29.T8
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Alan turing's nephew offers a family insider view of the tragic Visionary genius alan turing who instead of living 40 more yeays and taking his rightful place beside albert einstein was for decades ignored and forgotten even as the world became computerized just as turing predicted. Turing was a founding father of the machines we call computers and because he was unapologetically homosexual in a time and a place where such a thing was beyond evil he was persecuted and hounded to suicide at 41 and denied his rightful place among our heroes until now. His nephew writes a book that all turing fans must read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
