Alan Turing
1st Edition
Published on 7. November 2013
144 pages
978-1-4729-0012-8 (ISBN)
Description
Alan Turing was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He created one of the first designs for a stored-program computer and is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.
During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre, where he was responsible for breaking German naval codes, including the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code, and helping the Atlantic convoys avoid German U-boat attacks. This work probably shortened World War II by up to four years, saving millions of lives.
This is the story of the amazing life and work of a British hero and one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre, where he was responsible for breaking German naval codes, including the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code, and helping the Atlantic convoys avoid German U-boat attacks. This work probably shortened World War II by up to four years, saving millions of lives.
This is the story of the amazing life and work of a British hero and one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Illustrations
No
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-0012-8 (9781472900128)
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Person
Jim Eldridge was born in the Kings Cross/Euston area of north London in November 1944. He left school at 16 and did a variety of jobs, before training as a teacher. He taught during the 1970s in disadvantaged areas of Luton, while at the same time writing. He became a full-time writer in 1978. He lives with his wife in Cumbria; and is an associate lecturer at the University of Cumbria.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- 1 School
- 2 Cambridge University
- 3 The Thinking Machine
- 4 Alan in America
- 5 Word War II and the Enigma Code
- 6 Bletchley Park
- 7 Breaking the Code
- 8 Alan Returns to America
- 9 Return to Britain
- 10 Delilah
- 11 The Modern Computer Age Begins
- 12 A Computer Called Baby
- 13 AI
- 14 Fibonacci Numbers and Order in the Universe
- 15 Arrested and Tried
- 16 Death
- 17 Alan's Legacy
