Alan M. Turing: Centenary Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1107020581
- ISBN-13
- 9781107020580
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 169
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-22
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Sara Turing
Description
Containing never-before-published material, this fascinating account sheds new light on one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.
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