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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| ISBN: | 9780241434017 |
| Publication date: | 6th August 2020 |
| Author: | Michael Lee Richardson |
| Illustrator: | Freda Chiu |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 121 pages |
| Series: | Extraordinary Lives |