ALAN TURING
INTRODUCTION
Alan Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. During WWII he helped the ally forces break encripted Nazi codes. Sadly, after the war ended, he was cruelfully imprisoned due to his homosexuality.
EARLY LIFE
He was born on the 23rd June 1912. Being the son of a civil servant, Turing was educated at a top private school. He entered the University of Cambridge to study mathematics in 1931. After graduating in 1934, he was elected to a fellowship at King's College in recognition of his research in probability theory.
FAMILY
Turing's father, Julius Mathison Turing, was the son of a clergyman, the Rev. John Robert Turing, from a Scottish family of merchants that had been based in the Netherlands. Turing's mother, Julius's wife, was Ethel Sara Turing, daughter of Edward Waller Stoney, an engineer. His brother was called John Turing.
Brother Father Mother
CAREER IN WWII AND DEATH
Alan Turing helped the British government pioneer the technology to decrypt Nazi Germany's secret communications during World War II. In 1952, Alan Turing was forced to endure chemical castration by the same government after being prosecuted for homosexual acts. He eventually committed suicide, by taking a bite out of a cyanide-laced apple.
FUN FACT:
To conmemorate him, Apple used the apple he committed suicide with as their logo.
MEDIEVAL VERTICAL INFO
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ALAN TURING
INTRODUCTION
Alan Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. During WWII he helped the ally forces break encripted Nazi codes. Sadly, after the war ended, he was cruelfully imprisoned due to his homosexuality.
EARLY LIFE
He was born on the 23rd June 1912. Being the son of a civil servant, Turing was educated at a top private school. He entered the University of Cambridge to study mathematics in 1931. After graduating in 1934, he was elected to a fellowship at King's College in recognition of his research in probability theory.
FAMILY
Turing's father, Julius Mathison Turing, was the son of a clergyman, the Rev. John Robert Turing, from a Scottish family of merchants that had been based in the Netherlands. Turing's mother, Julius's wife, was Ethel Sara Turing, daughter of Edward Waller Stoney, an engineer. His brother was called John Turing.
Brother Father Mother
CAREER IN WWII AND DEATH
Alan Turing helped the British government pioneer the technology to decrypt Nazi Germany's secret communications during World War II. In 1952, Alan Turing was forced to endure chemical castration by the same government after being prosecuted for homosexual acts. He eventually committed suicide, by taking a bite out of a cyanide-laced apple.
FUN FACT:
To conmemorate him, Apple used the apple he committed suicide with as their logo.