Alan Turing

by Jim Corrigan

A series of biographies designed to lift mathematics off the page and out of the calculator, featuring individuals whose contributions were critical to the development of mathematics.

Genres: Biography, Science

112 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Jim Corrigan holds degrees from Penn State and Johns Hopkins. He has written for American History magazine among other publications and is the author of The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater (McFarland, 2006) and more than a dozen books on military history topics.

His latest book, Desert Storm Air War (Stackpole, 2017) reconstructs the 1991 aerial campaign through the eyes of not only the strategists who planned it, but also the pilots who flew the missions.

Jim has appeared on PCN’s PA Books and other TV programs. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Meeland Mansour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and hard to put down which is hard to say about some biographies.

[Arista]

It was good tragic ending 3 1/2 stars

[Alex V · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a lot of depth into the character of this very unique personality in science (maths). He answered some of the most difficult questions at the time in a way which was unexpected. I would have liked a stronger attempt at bringing forward some more of the concepts he introduced even if it would make the book a bit more difficult to read. Overall an excellent read!