War rarely turns on one person alone, yet certain names continue to surface when the history of World War II is revisited. Alan Turing is one of them. Born in London in 1912, he was trained as a ...

Detail of a rebuilt Colossus computer at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. The model is similar to the Mark II, on which the first recorded computer music was played. (photo by Alan ...

Alan Turing, a pivotal World War II codebreaker, developed the theoretical basis for modern computing and artificial intelligence. Despite his immense contributions, he was prosecuted for his ...

A new exhibition celebrating the life and works of modern computing pioneer Alan Turing has opened at the Science Museum in London to mark his 100th birthday. Bringing together the most extensive ...

The Bank of England has unveiled the new £50 note featuring mathematician and computer science pioneer Alan Turing, who helped the Allies win World War II with his code-breaking prowess but died an ...

Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare "mercy pardon" Monday to Alan Turing, the computing and mathematics pioneer whose chemical castration for being gay drove him to suicide almost 60 years ago. Turing ...

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Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare "mercy pardon" Monday to Alan Turing, the computing and mathematics pioneer whose chemical castration for being gay drove him to suicide almost 60 years ago. Turing ...

Alan Turing, a British mathematical genius, was born in Paddington, London on June 23, 1912. His father was a civil servant stationed in India and his mother left him in England to be with his father ...

Alan Turing, the British mathematician who laid the theoretical groundwork for modern computing and cracked coded messages from the Nazis, received a royal pardon on Tuesday. Turing was convicted ...

CNET gets a deeper look at the hidden notebook from the "father of modern computing," before it goes up for auction. Donna Tam covers Amazon and other fun stuff for CNET News. She is a San Francisco ...