Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into a life of only 42
years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and
biologist. His codebreaking work at Bletchley Park was so significant it
helped to shorten the Second World War, and with Tommy Flowers he built
the first computer. A man ahead of his time, many of his theories and
calculations are still relevant today. Often believed to be an eccentric
loner, recent research by his nephew, Dermot Turing, has unearthed a
fresh perspective, and here his story is condensed into a short,
accessible Pitkin guide.