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The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing

The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing

Published: 6 Aug 2020

Paperback / softback, 128 pages

Recommended for age 7+ and 9+

By Michael Lee Richardson

Illustrated by Freda Chiu

Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK

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The man whose maths saved millions of lives. 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.

Tagged Alan Turing , LGBTQ , mathematics , Second World War , significant lives and war and conflict

The Extraordinary Lives series

The Extraordinary Life of Greta Thunberg
The Extraordinary Life of Mary Seacole
The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing

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