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This man cracked the Nazi code and paid for it

Alan Turing was instrumental in breaking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code, an achievement that shortened World War II and saved ...
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Alan Turing Birth Anniversary: Father of modern computing who cracked the Nazi code and developed the ultimate humans vs. machine test

On June 23, we commemorate the birth of Alan Mathison Turing, a visionary whose profound contributions laid the very groundwork for modern computing and artificial intelligence. Often hailed as the ...
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Nazi code breaker Alan Turing's notebook to be sold at auction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A notebook about mathematics and computer science written by Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing, played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the Oscar-nominated film "The Imitation Game," ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing to be featured on British banknote

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Who Is Alan Turing? Mathematician Who Solved ‘Unbreakable’ Nazi Code Will be Face of £50 Note

The 50-pound note is getting a facelift. The Bank of England announced renowned mathematician and engineer Alan Turing would be honored by having his image placed on the highest-denomination of ...
Reuters

Manuscript by Nazi code breaker Alan Turing sells for $1 million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 56-page handwritten notebook that belonged to World War Two Nazi code breaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing, played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch in the film "The Imitation ...
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Alan Turing, Who Cracked Nazi Code, Gets Posthumous Pardon

British mathematician Alan Turing, who helped crack Nazi Germany's 'Enigma' code and laid the groundwork for modern computing, was pardoned on Tuesday, six decades after his conviction for ...
Yahoo

Missing artifacts from WWII Nazi code breaker found with Colorado woman

Items belonging to an Englishman credited with cracking encrypted Nazi communications during World War II and who later earned accolades as one of the founding fathers of computer science were ...
Moviefone

The Man Who Cracked the Nazi Code: The Story of Alan Turing

In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.
PBS

Codebreaker Alan Turing to be the face of a new British banknote

LONDON (AP) — Codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new 50 pound note, the Bank of England announced Monday. Governor Mark Carney said Turing, who did ...
The New York Times

Britain Unveils £50 Bill Honoring Alan Turing, Famed Code Breaker

The design will start circulating on June 23, the birthday of the mathematician whose work cracking German codes is credited with helping to shorten World War II. By Isabella Kwai LONDON — The ...