Alan Turing (1952). “Can automatic calculating machines be said to think?” BBC Third Programme, 14 and 23 Jan. 1952, discussion between M.H.A. Newman, Alan M. Turing, Sir Geoffrey Jefferson, and R.B. Braithwaite.
Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942, issued by the United States War Department in 1942, published by the Bodelian Library, University of Oxford, in 2004 (ISBN 1-85124-085-3)
Turing at the time of his election to Fellowship of the Royal Society. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
At last! The book was first announced in Publishers Weekly a…while ago. After a whole lot of work, Leland Purvis and my book about Alan Turing has begun to appear at Tor.com. Here’s our pitch from way back when:
“The atomic bomb shortened WWII by months, and the whole world knew it, instantly. The code-breakers at Bletchley Park shortened the war by years, but everyone who worked there remained anonymous and everything they did remained secret…for decades. As Winston Churchill put it, Bletchley people were the geese that ‘laid the golden egg, but never cackled.’
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas is out, and Maris and I would like to know what you think. So…please add your comments below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Primates. It’s a book, it’s coming out soon, and we’re excited about it.
We = Maris and me, and we’re two people who can’t wait to talk about this thing we made together. And we may even do some of that talking together, at least once.
So…see below for dates and places so you can plan your social calendar accordingly. (All dates are 2013, in case you wondered.) Event times to be determined, so check back here or at the various locations where we’re scheduled to appear for updates. We hope to see you soon!
Charlotte, NC
June 7-9, pretty much all day/all days!
Heroes Con
The book’s official release date is June 11, but this is the launch event and debutante ball for the book, all rolled into one. Maris will be in chiffon, I’ll be sporting a powder blue tux. Or maybe she’ll be wearing a t-shirt and jeans and I will too. (Different shirts, different jeans, I promise.) You’ll have to come to the show and find out.
Ann Arbor, MI
June 12, 6-7:30pm
826michigan
Jim, teaching a workshop at the fabulous Liberty Street Robot Supply and Repair. This is for 9-18 year olds, and you can sign up at the link. We’ll talk about Primates, of course, but mostly we’ll talk about making comics.
Brookline, MA
June 13, 7pm
Brookline Booksmith
Maris, being awesome at a local bookstore.
Ann Arbor, MI
June 15, 7pm
Vault of Midnight
Jim, trying to be as awesome as Maris. Maybe we’ll play Bananagrams. The Vault is cool that way.
Somerville, MA
June 15, 11am-3pm
Hub Comics
Maris, still awesome, still local.
Lansing, MI
June 18, 7pm
Schuler’s Books and Music’s Café Scientifique
Jim, and maybe a guest primatologist! (Probably not Dr. Goodall or Dr. Galdikas, though.)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 22, 10am-6pm
Kids Read Comics
Come to the library! Meet comic artists and writers! Again, this won’t be 100% about Primates, or even 10% about me. But it will be fun!
Ann Arbor, MI
June 25, 7pm
Nicola’s Books
Jim again, talking more about Primates. I’ll make sure it’s different from what we’ll do (have done!) at the Vault, so you can attend both without fear of being bored. Unless people really liked playing Bananagrams, in which case maybe we can do that again…
Decatur, GA
September 1, 4pm
Decatur Book Festival
Primates! In Georgia. So many other great authors too — I’m excited to hear Virginia Morrell and Brian Switek talk, among others… You should come!
New York, NY
October 13, noon
New York Comic Con
The World Science Festival is sponsoring this one, and wow, what a line-up: Dominic Walliman (@DominicWalliman) and Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) and me, moderated by Jonathan Coulton (@jonathancoulton). Did I say wow already? If not…wow!
Ann Arbor, MI
November 13, 5:30pm
Institute for the Humanities
Jim again, but this time with John Mitani, who’s the real thing: a primatologist. Looking forward to this because I know I’ll learn a lot.
