Schwartz, Heather E.
Code-Breaker and Mathematician: Alan Turing, 32 pages. PICTURE BOOK/NON-FICTION Lerner Publications,
2018. $26. 9781512499803
Alan Turing was
a brilliant young man who wasn’t always considered the best student. Turing loved math and science from a young
age and as he went through school he specialized in those areas. During World War II, Turing invented a
computer that deciphered Nazi code and it is believed that his computer helped
end the war and saved a million lives.
When Turing was forty, he was charged with the then crime of being a
homosexual and was stripped of his job and credentials. After Turing’s death, England’s government
officials apologized for the way he was treated.
This is a great biography that summarized the
amazing influence of Alan Turing towards computers and mathematics. There are interesting pictures, including
some of the machine, known as the Bombe, which deciphered Nazi code and helped
end the war. At the end of the book
there is a timeline, glossary and other sources to go to for more information
on Turing.
EL (K-3), EL – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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