Alan Turing
In this book discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan grew up in England, where his best friends were numbers and a little boy called Christopher. When his young friend died, Alan retreated to the world of...
| Main Author: | Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Lindsay, Ashling (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
London :
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
2020.
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| Series: |
Little people, big dreams.
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| Summary: |
In this book discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan grew up in England, where his best friends were numbers and a little boy called Christopher. When his young friend died, Alan retreated to the world of numbers and codes, where he discovered how to crack the code of the Nazi Enigma machine. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published as: Pequeño & grande Alan Turing. |
| Physical Description: |
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Audience: |
Junior primary school age. |
| ISBN: |
9780711246782 0711246785 9780711246775 0711246777 |
| Author Notes: |
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara , born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first book she illustrated was called The Night Box and was written by Louise Greig. It has sold in 10 territories, been nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Illustration award and many other prestigious prizes. |