{"title":"Dermot Turing","description":"\u003cp\u003eDermot Turing offers insightful explorations into the lives and complexities behind historical figures and events. His works blend meticulous research with engaging narrative, inviting readers to reconsider well-known stories through fresh perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful approach to \u003cem\u003ebiography and memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Turing’s books reveal the subtle signals and unseen influences that shape history, making them compelling reads for those interested in the human stories behind the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"misread-signals-by-dermot-turing-9781803997933","title":"Misread Signals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBletchley Park was—so we're told—staffed by a majority of women, who had menial roles while a handful of pipe-smoking male boffins did the brainy codebreaking stuff. As with many urban myths, it's not true: women as well as men had serious full-on codebreaking roles. And not just at Bletchley, but in codebreaking agencies in the US and even in Germany. Yet, when the histories were written, the codebreaker women somehow got left out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho were they? What did they achieve? How come they vanished? What happened to them after the war?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisread Signals\u003c\/em\u003e explores all these questions, uncovering the essential roles women played in the world of codebreaking during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dermot Turing is the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eProf\u003c\/em\u003e, a biography of his famous uncle, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Computing\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently \u003cem\u003eX, Y and Z\u003c\/em\u003e—the real story of how Enigma was broken. He began writing in 2014 after a career in law and is a regular speaker at historical and other events. As well as writing and speaking, he is a trustee of The Turing Trust and a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford. Dermot is married with two sons and lives in Kippen in Stirlingshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book features 25 b\/w illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47703743922412,"sku":"9781803997933","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803997933-misread-signals.jpg?v=1780602835"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dermot-turing.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}