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Alan Turing (1912-1954)
AMT/K/2
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Précis of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. [c. 1927]. AMS notes putting the argument of The Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein in simple form, taking the book chapter by chapter, with directions on how to read it. Includes Calendars for 1928 and 1929 on back cover. MS note on inside cover by Mrs Turing, 'Précis of The Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein, written for his mother, by Alan M. Turing, when aged 15 ½' . TS letter inserted inside front cover from Mrs Turing to the Librarian of King's College, presenting the book to the College, 31 May, 1960.
Paper, 1 notebook and 25 sh. in envelope. Includes xerox copy.
See also C/21
Provenance: In June 1960, Mrs Sara Turing (AMT's mother and biographer) presented items relating to her son to King's College, Cambridge.
Copyright: Copyright © The Provost and Scholars of King's College Cambridge
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Browse Archive Categories<br>The archive is divided into eight sections, prefixed by Turing's initials (AMT): A, B, C, D, E, F, H, K.
Biographical and personal documents - AMT/A<br>Includes obituaries, tributes, recollections by teachers and colleagues, documents about a biography of Turing, about the AM Turing Award and about a commemorative plaque.
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Publications, lectures, and talks - AMT/B<br>Includes notes for lectures and talks, typescripts of talks, and off-prints of articles and papers.
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Unpublished manuscripts and drafts - AMT/C<br>Includes 'Treatise on the Enigma', 'Proposed electronic calculator', 'Intelligent machinery' as well as illustrated typescripts about morphogenesis.
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Correspondence - AMT/D<br>Includes letters from Turing to his mother, letters to and from colleagues about mathematical problems, machine intelligence and personal matters.
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Turing Celebration Day, Cambridge, 1 Oct. 1997 - AMT/E<br>Videos of lectures and talks given on this day, and a copy of a lecture given by Professor Robin Milner. These items are held in the King's College Archive Centre and are not available online.
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Nicholas Furbank - AMT/F<br>Papers received from Philip Nicholas Furbank (1920-2014), one of Turing's friends and executors.<br>arrow_forward_ios Read more
Hanslope Park Delilah Papers - AMT/H<br>Papers related to AMT's Delilah project at Hanslope Park.<br>arrow_forward_ios Read more
Material given to Kings College, Cambridge, in 1960 - AMT/K<br>Includes more of Turing's letters to his mother, diagrams relating to morphogenesis, press articles and obituaries, a précis of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and photographs of Turing.
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