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- noun English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954)
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chained_bear commented on the word alan turing
British PM apologizes—sorry, "apologises"—for the government's treatment of this national (international) but unknown hero, seen here.
Wikipedia has more (for those who don't know how important this person was).
September 11, 2009
reesetee commented on the word alan turing
Yes. Only 55 years late, but still....
September 11, 2009