Science Alan Turing OBE, FRS, 1912-1954

[Notebook]

Quite a bit going on at the moment as its the centenary of his birth.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing"]Alan Turing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

http://www.alanturing.net/

The life and achievements of Alan Turing - the mathematician, codebreaker, computer pioneer, artificial intelligence theoretician, and gay/cultural icon - are being celebrated to mark what would have been his 100th birthday on 23 June.
To mark the occasion the BBC has commissioned a series of essays to run across the week, starting with this overview of Turing's legacy by Vint Cerf.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17662585

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[Andy44]

Anyone seen today's Google Doodle?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-06/22/turing-google-doodle\

 

[orb]

Anyone seen today's Google Doodle?

My today's Google Doodle is "Father's Day". :shrug:

 

[N_Molson]

A tribute from the CNRS students :

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[Lucy]

My today's Google Doodle is "Father's Day". :shrug:

http://www.google.com/doodles/alan-turings-100th-birthday

The actual doodle doesn't seem to be there, I think it might be regional.

 

[MattBaker]

Thanks to a great man for IT, the victory over the Nazis and an example for homophobes that they're wrong!