Reflections of Alan Turing: A Relative Story

by Dermot Turing

Overview

A new perspective on Alan Turing, his family and his legacy - written by his nephew

Everyone knows the story of the codebreaker and computer science pioneer Alan Turing.

Except …

When Dermot Turing is asked about his famous uncle, people want to know more than the bullet points of his life. They want to know everything – was Alan Turing actually a codebreaker? What did he make of artificial intelligence? What is the significance of Alan Turing’s trial, his suicide, the Royal Pardon, the £50 note and the film The Imitation Game?

In Reflections of Alan Turing, Dermot strips off the layers to uncover the real story. It’s time to discover a fresh legacy of Alan Turing for the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781803990125
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dermot Turing is the author of the acclaimed biography Prof, about the life of his uncle, Alan Turing. He spent his career in the legal profession after graduating from Cambridge and Oxford, and is a trustee of Bletchley Park. He has extensive knowledge of World War II code-breaking and is a regular presenter at major cryptology events. He lives in St Albans.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Family Trees 9

Foreword Kayisha Payne 11

Reflections 15

Raj 19

X-Ray 33

Compute 55

Geheim 75

Robot 101

Postbag 131

Apple 157

Icon 175

Notes 195

Further Reading 201

Index 204