The Turing Guide, written by Jack Copeland, Jonathan Bowen, Mark Sprevak,[1] Robin Wilson, and others and published in 2017, is a book about the work and life of the British mathematician, philosopher, and early computer scientist, Alan Turing (1912–1954).
Author | Jack Copeland, Jonathan Bowen, Mark Sprevak, Robin Wilson, et al. |
---|---|
Cover artist | Peter Fitzpatrick, Vicki Hyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Subject | Alan Turing (1912–1954) |
Genre | Non-fiction, history of science |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | January 2017 |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback, e-book) |
Pages | xv+546 |
ISBN | 978-0-19-874783-3 |
OCLC | 958479379 |
The book includes 42 contributed chapters by a variety of authors, including some contemporaries of Alan Turing. The book was published in January 2017 by Oxford University Press,[2] in hardcover, paperback, and e-book formats.
The Turing Guide is divided into eight main parts, covering various aspects of Alan Turing's life and work:[3]
The book includes a foreword by Andrew Hodges, preface, notes on the contributors, endnotes, and an index.
The following 33 authors contributed to chapters in the book:
The book has been reviewed by a number of journals, magazines, and professional organizations, including:[4]
The book has also been featured online internationally, including in China.[15]
This artwork for the book's cover came about after a mock-up digital artwork in the style of the multiple images of Andy Warhol was produced.[16] Jack Copeland then organized a more professional artwork,[17] which became the basis for the eventual book cover.[18] In 2023, the artwork was display as part of a digital art exhibition organized by the Computer Arts Society at the BCS in London.[19]