Turing

Tur·ing

(to͝or′ĭng), Alan Mathison 1912-1954.

British mathematician whose works explored the possibility of computers and raised fundamental questions about artificial intelligence. During World War II he contributed to the Allied victory by helping to decipher the German Enigma codes.

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Turing

(ˈtjʊərɪŋ)

(Biography) Alan Mathison. 1912–54, English mathematician, who was responsible for formal description of abstract automata, and speculation on computer imitation of humans: a leader of the Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II; he committed suicide after being prosecuted for homosexuality but was posthumously pardoned in 2013

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Turing - English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)

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THE Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has said that mathematician Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the PS50 note.

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Summary: London [UK], July 16 (ANI): British mathematician and World War II codebreaker, Alan Turing, who was chemically castrated for being gay after being convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will feature on UK's new PS50 note, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.

UK's central bank picks Alan Turing to be the face of its PS50 note

SECOND World War codebreaker Alan Turing will be the next person to feature on the PS50 note, the Bank of England has confirmed.

The new face of the PS50 note

MANCHESTER computer pioneer Alan Turing has been announced as the new face of the PS50 note.

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SECOND World War code-breaker Alan Turing will be the next person to feature on the PS50 note, the Bank of England has confirmed.

War hero and computer genius next on PS50 note

ALAN Turing, the Second World War code-breaker and pioneer of computer science with a "fearless approach to daunting problems", will appear on the Bank of England's next PS50 note.

Code-breaking hero Turing new face of PS50 note

WORLD War II codebreaker Alan Turing is the face of the new Bank of England PS50 note.

World War II codebreaker is face of Bank of England PS50

It will feature a quote from outstanding mathematician Turing given in 1949, saying: "This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be."