Prof! | Alan Turing Decoded | Special Edition for GCHQ ***Signed insert***

Turing, Sir Dermot

ISBN 10: 1841656771 / ISBN 13: 9781841656779

Published by The History Press, 2015

About this Item

242mm. Pp. 320. Fine in fine dust jacket. GCHQ loose insert signed by Dermot Turing. Turin bookmark included. Finein fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prof! | Alan Turing Decoded | Special Edition for GCHQ ***Signed insert***
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841656771
• ISBN 13: 9781841656779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Following hot on the heels of The Imitation Game , this is the first modern biography of Alan Turing by a member of the family—Alan’s nephew, Sir Dermot Turing

Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 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. It is easy to cast him as a misfit, the stereotypical professor. But actually Alan Turing was never a professor, and his nickname "Prof" was given by his codebreaking friends at Bletchley Park. Now, Alan Turing’s nephew, Dermot Turing, has taken a fresh look at the influences on Alan Turing’s life and creativity, and the later creation of a legend. Dermot’s vibrant and entertaining approach to the life and work of a true genius makes this a fascinating read. This unique family perspective features insights from secret documents only recently released to the UK National Archives and other sources not tapped by previous biographers, looks into the truth behind Alan’s conviction for gross indecency, and includes previously unpublished photographs from the Turing family album.

About the Author

Sir Dermot Turing was educated at Sherborne and Cambridge, like his uncle, Alan Turing, before him. After completing his DPhil in Genetics at New College, Oxford, Dermot moved into the legal profession, working first for HM Treasury Solicitor’s Department and then for Clifford Chance, where he was a partner from 1999-2014. As Alan Turing’s nephew, Dermot has followed closely the gradual revelation of the achievements of the Bletchley codebreakers from the first release of materials in 1975 and the reopening of Bletchley Park to the public in the early 1990s. He is a serving Trustee of Bletchley Park.