Difference between revisions of "Alan Turing"

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==Occupation==
 
==Occupation==
  
Educator
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Academic, Scientist
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Mathematician who laid the foundations for computer science.  Notable as a code-breaker for the Allies during World War II.  Arrested for gross indecency when his house was burgled by a former lover and the relationship became public.  Committed suicide after a series of 'medical cures'.  A movie of his life, 'The Imitation Game', a biopic about Turing which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, has begun principal photography in the UK.  Received a Royal Pardon in 2013.
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Mathematician who laid the foundations for computer science.  Notable as a code-breaker for the Allies during World War II.  Arrested for gross indecency when his house was burgled by a former lover and the relationship became public.  Committed suicide after a series of 'medical cures'.  A movie of his life, 'The Imitation Game', a biopic about Turing which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, was released in 2014.  Received a Royal Pardon in 2013.
  
  

Revision as of 12:18, 29 December 2014

Alan Turing

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1912 - 1954

Occupation

Academic, Scientist

Description

Mathematician who laid the foundations for computer science. Notable as a code-breaker for the Allies during World War II. Arrested for gross indecency when his house was burgled by a former lover and the relationship became public. Committed suicide after a series of 'medical cures'. A movie of his life, 'The Imitation Game', a biopic about Turing which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, was released in 2014. Received a Royal Pardon in 2013.


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