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The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing


Extraordinary Lives

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No. of pages 128

Published: 2020

Great for age 7-10 years

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Alan Turing was:A mathematician A scientist An inspirationAlan 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.Explore other extraordinary lives:The Extraordinary Life of Stephen HawkingThe Extraordinary Life of Michelle ObamaThe Extraordinary Life of Katherine JohnsonThe Extraordinary Life of Mahatma GandhiThe Extraordinary Life of Freddie Mercury The Extraordinary Life of Serena WilliamsThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Extraordinary Lives .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

 

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Extraordinary Lives

This book features the following characters:

Alan Mathison Turing
This book features the character Alan Mathison Turing.

Alan Turing
Alan Turing was an English Mathmatician and computer scientist whose development of the Bombe helped find the settings for the German Enigma machine. This played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages and helped the Allies win World War 2.