Alan Turing Decoded (eBook)

The Man They Called Prof

Dermot Turing (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
336 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9924-3 (ISBN)

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Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into his 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. Now Dermot Turing has taken a fresh look at the influences on his uncle's life and creativity, and the creation of a legend. He discloses the real character behind the cipher-text, answering questions that help the man emerge from his legacy: how did Alan's childhood experiences influence him? How did his creative ideas evolve? Was he really a solitary genius? What was his wartime work after 1942, and what of the Enigma story? What is the truth about the conviction for gross indecency, and did he commit suicide? In Alan Turing Decoded, Dermot's vibrant and entertaining approach to the life and work of a true genius makes this a fascinating and authoritative read.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.11.2021
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: ACE • Alan Turing • algorithm • artificial intelligence, GC&CS, cipher, enigma, ACE • Bletchley Park • Bletchley Park, GCHQ, alan turing, wwii, world war ii, ww2, world war 2, world war two, second world war, codes, codebreakers, cypher, intelligence, sigint, signals, ultra, SIS, MI6, cryptography, cryptanalysts, STEM, mathematician, maths. computer science, algorithm, turing machine • cipher • codebreakers • Codes • cryptanalysts • cryptography • Cypher • Enigma • GC&CS • GCHQ • Intelligence • mathematician • maths. computer science • MI6 • Second World War • SIGINT • Signals • sis • stem • turing machine|artificial intelligence • Ultra • World War 2 • World War II • World War Two • ww2 • WWII
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9924-1 / 0750999241
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9924-3 / 9780750999243