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What Turing Gave To The World

In the wake of his long called for pardon, I think it is important to remind ourselves just what Alan Turing gave to the world. Never forget Alan Turing.

Happy Birthday Alan Turing

Today is the 100th birthday of Alan Turing, widely regarded as the father of mechanical and electronic computing. He was a genius mathematician and cryptographer, and helped win World War II by breaking the German Enigma encoding machines. Despite his wartime efforts, he was persecuted for being homosexual, and most believe that the mental anguish […]