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Alan Turing: A Short Biography by Andrew Hodges

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, in-depth biography about Andrew Hodges. It is divided into eight parts and gives information on everything from his childhood to his invention of the Turing Machine to his tragic and mysterious death.
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Virginia Tech

Vt: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed biography of Alan Turing.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Turing Origami

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson briefly introduces students to the idea of the Turing Machine. In this lesson, students evaluate a number string, where each number corresponds to a certain lengthening procedure...
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Turing Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a Turing machine is and how one works.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides an extensive biography on Alan Turing details his childhood, education, accomplishments, invention of the Turing machine, and more.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn how Alan Turing, even during his short life, was able to change the world of computers forever through his invention the "Turing Machine."
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: The Turing Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
A Turing Machine is not an actual machine, but rather a symbolic system that can be used to represent any algorithm used to solve a problem. This lecture series gives a very brief description of the Turing Machine.
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Curated OER

University of St Andrews: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides an extensive biography on Alan Turing details his childhood, education, accomplishments, invention of the Turing machine, and more.