Alan Turing
Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (Maria Isabel)2020
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Discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan grew up in England, where his best friends were numbers and a little boy called Christopher. When his young friend died, Alan retreated to the world of numbers and codes, where he discovered how to crack the code of the Nazi Enigma machine. This title features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant mathematician's life.
Main title:
Alan Turing / written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ; illustrated by Ashling Lindsay.
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.
Collation:
29 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780711246775 (hbk)
Dewey class:
920 TUR920
Language:
EnglishSpanish
Subject:
Turing, Alan, 1912-1954 -- Juvenile literatureMathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureGay men -- Great Britain -- BiographyNon-Fiction 5+Science and TechnologyChildren's picture booksChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology: genChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & rela
BRN:
2302290