The Turing Tests Expert Code Puzzles

Gareth Moore

ISBN 10: 1839403063 / ISBN 13: 9781839403064

Verlag: Arcturus Publishing Ltd, GB, 2020

Beschreibung

Published in association with the Turing Trust, this challenging collection of code puzzles is inspired by the brilliant mind of Alan Turing. It offers the puzzle enthusiast a tough, but enjoyable, challenge, with a variety of codebreaking puzzles to crack.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.Sales of this book support the work of The Turing Trust, the charity set up by Alan's family in his memory.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Turing Tests are a series of innovative puzzle books, inspired by the ingenious problem-solving skills of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. Each title includes a variety of compelling puzzle types designed to challenge and stretch your mind. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781839403064

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Turing Tests Expert Code Puzzles
• Verlag: Arcturus Publishing Ltd, GB
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1839403063
• ISBN-13: 9781839403064
• Bindung: Paperback
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Published in association with the Turing Trust, this challenging collection of code puzzles is inspired by the brilliant mind of Alan Turing. It offers the puzzle enthusiast a tough, but enjoyable, challenge, with a variety of codebreaking puzzles to crack.

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.

Sales of this book support the work of The Turing Trust, the charity set up by Alan's family in his memory.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Turing Tests are a series of innovative puzzle books, inspired by the ingenious problem-solving skills of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. Each title includes a variety of compelling puzzle types designed to challenge and stretch your mind. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Gareth Moore is the author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults. He is the creator of online brain training site www.BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle website www.PuzzleMix.com. He gained his Ph.D from Cambridge University in the field of Machine Learning, and has contributed to various advanced projects for leading technology companies.

Dermot Turing graduated from King's College Cambridge and New College Oxford. He is the nephew of Alan Turing, a former trustee of Bletchley Park and author of the latest biography on Turing (Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, published in 2015 by The History Press).