- The late Alan Turing Archived Message
Posted by Mary
on January 21, 2020, 2:12 pm
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I have always had great admiration for him and sympathy too for the way in which he was hounded for his sexuality. He died aged 41 in 1954 from an apparent suicide. This is some good news about his legacy. Scientist Alan Turing's degree, medal and memorabilia recovered in Colorado Computer pioneer’s things taken from British school in 1984 Items seized after woman offered them for loan to university https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/21/alan-turing-degree-medal-memorabilia-recovered-colorado What a strange woman. She changed her name from Schwinghamer to Turing. This is a statue of Turing in the square in front of Surrey University. www.eryptick.net/unisold/turing/turing-041031.jpg There are other statues if you search. |
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