Alan Turing (1912-1954) was a mathematician, computer scientist and codebreaker whose work at the British Intelligence Service was instrumental in breaking the German Enigma machine and curtailing WWII. Despite the contributions to his country and the mathematics community, Turing was ultimately criminalised for his sexuality, with homosexuality remaining illegal until 1967, 13 years after his…
On what would have been Alan Turing’s 110th birthday, our video takes a closer look at one of his most extraordinary and forward-thinking ideas: the Turing Test.
This episode of The Buzz is dedicated to one of The University of Manchester’s most treasured heroes – Alan Turing. We speak to Turing’s nephew Dermot Turing, who tells us more about Turing’s time at Bletchley Park. We also chat with James Sumner, Senior Lecturer in History, and find out about Turing’s work at The…
Do you know about Alan Turing’s Olympic-level running ability? The mysteries surrounding his death? Discover all this and more about the ‘father of computer science’.
This April Fools’ Day, we’ve got a little challenge for you. Take a look at our five stories from across the Faculty of Science and Engineering and see if you can work out the fiction lurking between the facts.
More than 70 years after the Enigma was cracked by Alan Turing and his colleagues at Bletchley Park, innovative technology housed at The University of Manchester has provided a detailed peek beneath the bonnet of the German wartime cipher machine. A deadly weapon The German Enigma machine was integral in providing the Axis powers with…
If you’ve started a degree in science or engineering here at The University of Manchester this week, you’ve made a good choice – and you’ll be following in some very distinguished footsteps. You see, Manchester has been at the centre of the European scientific community for centuries. It was in this city that John Dalton…
