Celebrating the Centenary of Alan Turing: The Genius Who Changed the World 🎉

Join us in honoring Alan Turing on his 100th birthday, a visionary mathematician, WWII hero, and pioneer of computer science whose legacy continues to inspire.

Celebrating the Centenary of Alan Turing: The Genius Who Changed the World 🎉
Cambridge University
860.0K views • Jun 21, 2012
Celebrating the Centenary of Alan Turing: The Genius Who Changed the World 🎉

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Saturday 23 June 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing - mathematical genius, hero of the WWII code breakers of Bletchley Park, and father of modern computing.

Alan Turing was a mathematician, cryptographer and pioneer of computer science who possessed one of the greatest brains of the 20th century. His life was one of secret triumphs shadowed by public tragedy.

Presented by Dr James Grime, Enigma Project Officer at the University's Millenium Mathematics Project

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