Morphogenesis

by Jane Rogers

The story of three private moments in the life of Alan Turing, the great code-breaker, mathematician, and computer theorist. In particular this story explores Turing’s last great theory, one he never lived to see proven, ‘morphogenesis’ – a theory of pattern formation, using simple reaction-diffusion equations. The story explores Turing’s love of the maths behind life, and also his contemplation of mortality. A short story from the award-winning author Jane Rogers, with an afterword from Professor Martyn Amos.

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 19, 2013

About the author

Jane Rogers is an award winning author of nine novels, including The Testament of Jessie Lamb, Man-Booker longlisted and winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award 2012.

Other works include Mr Wroe's Virgins (which she dramatised for the BAFTA-nominated BBC drama series), Her Living Image (Somerset Maugham Award) and Promised Lands (Writers Guild Best Fiction Award). Her story collection Hitting Trees with Sticks was shortlisted for the 2013 Edgehill Award, and the title story was a BBC National Short story award winner.

Jane is Emerita Professor of Writing and also writes radio dramas and adaptations. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and lives in Banbury, UK.

www.janerogers.info