The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing

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Penguin Books, Limited, Aug 4, 2020 - Biography & Autobiography - 128 pages

Alan Turing was:

A mathematician

A scientist

An inspiration

Alan Turing was a mathematician, scientist and codebreaker who helped defeat the Nazis in the Second World War with his incredible decoding of secret messages from enemy soldiers.

Discover his life story in this beautifully illustrated book, from his childhood as a quiet boy who loved maths, to becoming one of the most important scientists and codebreakers in history.

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The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing
Michael Lee Richardson
Limited preview - 2020

About the author (2020)

Michael Lee Richardson is an award-winning writer currently based in Glasgow. His recent short, MY LONELINESS IS KILLING ME, won the 2018 Scottish BAFTA for Best Short Film. Michael has taken part in BBC writersrooms, and has won several awards for his original scripts. Michael started writing in 2010 and since then has written several produced shorts, children's television episodes, and performed plays. He is also the author of THE OTHER TEAM, WE WERE ALWAYS HERE, and contributed to the queer anthology PROUD. Michael's work focuses on LGBTQ+ characters and stories. When Michael isn't writing, he is a community campaigner and works at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing
Volume 13 of Extraordinary Lives Series
AuthorMichael Lee Richardson
Illustrated byFreda Chiu
Editionillustrated
PublisherPenguin Books, Limited, 2020
ISBN0241434017, 9780241434017
Length128 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Juvenile Nonfiction / Computers / Coding & Programming
Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Europe
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General
  
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