The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing: Michael Lee Richardson, Freda Chiu: 13 - Softcover

Richardson, Michael Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241434017 ISBN 13: 9780241434017

Publisher: Puffin, 2020

Synopsis

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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About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241434017
• ISBN 13: 9780241434017
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Chiu Freda
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128