Prof : Alan Turing decoded : a biography
Turing, Dermot2016
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Alan 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 he was never a professor, and his nickname 'Prof' was given by his codebreaking friends at Bletchley Park. Here, Alan Turing's nephew, Dermot Turing, takes a fresh look at the influences on his uncle's life and creativity, and the later creation of a legend.
Main title:
Prof : Alan Turing decoded : a biography / by Dermot Turing.
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Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.
Collation:
284 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781841656601 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 TUR
Language:
English
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BRN:
1606318