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Cawthorne Nigel Alan Turing. The Enigma Man
According to Winston Churchill, Alan Turing made the single biggest contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with his code-breaking machine. The world is also indebted to Turing's genius for the modern computer. It was clear that Turing had a remarkable mind from an early age. He taught himself to read in just three weeks. At his first school, the headmistress said, 'I have had clever and hardworking boys, but Alan has genius.' In 1954, he was found dead, poisoned by an apple laced with cyanide. This is the story of his life.
975 Руб.
The Alan Turing Codebreaker's Puzzle Book
Check out your enigma-solving skills and see if you have the ability to become a master codebreaker! Alan Turing is known as the father of modern computing, recognised for his incredible intelligence work at Bletchley Park during World War II where he cracked the Enigma cipher. Published in association with The Turing Trust, this collection of 240 challenging and innovative codebreaking puzzles has been specially created to test your all-round codebreaking skills. As you work through the book, you will find the puzzles become progressively harder until you face the final mind-bending Enigma ciphers. A handy hint section is included as well as solutions in the back, which will lead you step-by-step through the logic of each puzzle.
1951 Руб.
Sanchez Vegara Maria Isabel Alan Turing
Alan Turing tells the inspiring story of the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series, 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. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant mathematicians life. Little People, Big Dreams is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats.
2280 Руб.
Turing Dermot The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park. The Secret Intelligence Station that Helped Defeat the Nazis
'Turing writes on codebreaking with understandable authority and compelling panache.' - Michael Smith, bestselling author of Station X. At Bletchley Park, some of Britain's most talented mathematicians, linguists, and intellectuals were assembled to break Nazi codes. Kept secret for nearly thirty years, we have now come to realise the crucial role that these codebreakers played in the Allied victory in World War II. Written by Dermot Turing - the nephew of famous codebreaker Alan Turing - this illustrated account provides unique insight into the behind-the-scenes action at Bletchley Park. Discover how brilliant and eccentric individuals such as Dilly Knox, Alan Turing and Joan Clarke were recruited, the social life that grew up around the park, and how they dealt with the ever-present burden of secrecy. Including a foreword by Professor Christopher Andrew of Cambridge University, author of MI5's official history The Defence of the Realm, this book brings to life the stories of the men and women who toiled day and night to crack the seemingly unbreakable enigma code.
2497 Руб.
Cawthorne Nigel Vietnam. A War Lost and Won
Vietnam was the first war America lost on the ground. In this illustrated account, historian Nigel Cawthorne traces the conflict from its inception to its traumatic end. He looks at the political events that led to the war and examines its impact upon both the Americans and the Vietnamese, whose battle for the independence of their country was to leave lingering scars upon the American psyche. Vietnam: A War Lost and Won is an even-handed assessment of a conflict whose wounds would take a generation to heal.
2144 Руб.
Hodges Andrew Alan Turing. The Enigma. The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game
The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young Cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering. In 1940 his machines were breaking the Enigma-enciphered messages of Nazi Germany's air force. He then headed the penetration of the super-secure U-boat communications. But his vision went far beyond this achievement. Before the war he had invented the concept of the universal machine, and in 1945 he turned this into the first design for a digital computer. Turing's far-sighted plans for the digital era forged ahead into a vision for Artificial Intelligence. However, in 1952 his homosexuality rendered him a criminal and he was subjected to humiliating treatment. In 1954, aged 41, Alan Turing took his own life.
2869 Руб.
The Alan Turing Codebreaker's Puzzle Book
Published in association with The Turing Trust, this incredible collection of puzzles allows you to test your own codebreaking skills - if you can solve every puzzle in the book you might once have been recruited to join the ranks of Alan Turing's codebreakers! It contains a breathtaking range of different types of puzzles, and so presents a wonderfully entertaining challenge for any puzzle lover.
1995 Руб.
Cawthorne Nigel Pirates. The Truth Behind the Robbers of the High Seas
In 1724, Captain Charles Johnson published A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. In it, he created the modern image of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger and gave mythical status to Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Bartholomew Roberts, 'Calico' Jack Rackham, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Pirates looks at the reality behind these legends and reveals a world often as gripping as anything acted out by Errol Flynn. It portrays the pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims and their hideouts, including the 'pirate capital city Port Royal on Jamaica, the 'wickedest city in the world'.
1558 Руб.
Saunders Eric The Turing Tests Expert Sudoku
Designed to present a tough challenge, these puzzles are divided into three levels of difficulty, the final of which is for true experts. This sudoku collection includes a foreword written by Sir Dermot Turing, nephew of Alan Turing and trustee of Bletchley Park, the former British codebreaking HQ where Alan Turing worked. Its retro 1940s cover is reminiscent of wartime book designs and makes a wonderful gift. Set your mind to work and see whether you have the skills to become a Bletchley Park number cruncher.
1558 Руб.
Donald Angus Outlaw
When he's caught stealing, young Alan Dale is forced to leave his family and go to live with a notorious band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Their leader is the infamous Robin Hood. A tough, bloodthirsty warrior, Robin is more feared than any man in the county. And he becomes a mentor for Alan; with his fellow outlaws, Robin teaches Alan how to fight - and how to win. But Robin is a ruthless man - and although he is Alan's protector, if Alan displeases him, he could also just as easily become his murderer.... From bloody battles to riotous feast days to marauding packs of wolves, Outlaw is a gripping, action-packed historical thriller that delves deep into the fascinating legend of Robin Hood.
2670 Руб.
Crowdy Elizabeth, Heald Richard, Ayres Laura Jayne The Alan Turing Cryptic Codebreaking Puzzle Book
Published in association with The Turing Trust, this incredible collection of codebreakers allows you to test your own skills - if you can solve every puzzle in the book you might once have been recruited to join the ranks of Alan Turing's codebreakers! It contains a breath-taking range of different types of puzzles, and so presents a wonderfully entertaining challenge for any puzzle lover. Alan Turing is often called the father of modern computing. During the Second World War, he worked at Bletchley Park, where top secret work was carried out to decipher the military codes used by Germany and her allies. Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages, so enabling the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, and his work was vital in helping the Allies win the war.
1812 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Blaze Bayley - War Within Me (1 LP)
Треклист:1 War within me, 2 303, 3 Warrior, 4 Pull yourself up, 5 Witches night, 6 18 flights, 7 The dream of alan turing, 8 The power of nikola tesla, 9 The unstoppable stephen hawking, 10 Every storm ends
6999 Руб.
Moore Gareth The Turing Tests Expert Code Puzzles
Alan Turing is often called the father of modern computing. During World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park, where top secret work was carried out to decipher the military codes used by Germany and its allies. Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, and his work was vital in helping the Allies win the war.
1558 Руб.
Saunders Eric The Turing Tests Expert Logic Puzzles
Alan Turing is often called the father of modern computing. During World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park, where top secret work was carried out to decipher the military codes used by Germany and its allies. Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, and his work was vital in helping the Allies win the war.
1558 Руб.
Saunders Eric The Turing Tests Expert Super Sudoku
Published in association with the Turing Trust, this challenging collection of more than 120 puzzles will put your number and logic skills to the test. Follow in the footsteps of famous World War II codebreaker Alan Turing who used impeccable logic to decipher the military codes used by Germany and its allies. These expert puzzles offer a tough but enjoyable challenge, with many variations of the popular number-placing puzzle sudoku.
1447 Руб.
Pritchett Georgia Wilf the Mighty Worrier is King of the Jungle
Fantastically funny Wilf was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards! Meet Wilf. He worries about everything. He is a Mighty Worrier. And now the most evil man in the world has decided to take his quest for world domination on holiday to Africa... Things Wilf was worried about before: 1. Beetles. 2. Poodles. 3. Being eaten by animals. Things Wilf is worried about now: 4. The most evil man in the world. 5. Anyone called Alan. 6. Alan deciding to take his quest for world domination to Africa. Alan is Wilf's self-styled evil lunatic next-door-neighbour. He has a grumpy robot sidekick and a silent right-hand-dog, Kevin Phillips. He is ridiculous. But when Alan decides to join Wilf's family holiday to Africa and raise an army of animals in his quest for world domination, Wilf knows he will have to overcome his fear of animals and anxiety of holidays to stop him... Join Wilf for a fantastically funny adventure, illustrated throughout by Jamie Littler!
1732 Руб.