A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of ...

A treasure of scientific papers by codebreaking war hero Alan Turing fetched $625k at auction after being found in loft and ...

Turing’s most significant work, ‘On computable numbers’, which introduced the idea of a ‘universal computing machine’, was initially valued at £40,000–£60,000 but sold for £208,000. Meanwhile, for ...

Papers belonging to mathematician Alan Turing - who created machines that helped to crack Adolf Hitler's enigma code - have been sold for a record breaking £465,000 at auction ...

It was gifted to Routledge by Turing’s mother Ethel and her handwritten letter dated May 16 1956 is also included. The letter reads: “I have to-day sent by registered post 13 of Alan’s off ...

A woman who auctioned off papers written by World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing said the documents were almost disposed of ...

A heartfelt letter from Turing's mother is also included, describing how she spotted her son's genius early, despite school bullies and skeptics. "I have today sent by registered post 13 of Alan's ...

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Alan Turing was a British mathematician born on June 23, 1912 In Maida Vale, London, to father Julius, a civil servant, and mother Ethel, the daughter of a railway engineer.

Lost scientific papers of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, ... It was gifted to Mr Routledge by Mr Turing’s mother Ethel and her handwritten letter dated 16 May 1956 is also included.

New AI may pass the famed Turing Test. This is the man who created it. The brilliant English mathematician Alan Turing cracked German codes in WWII, revolutionized computer science—and foresaw ...

Alan Turing’s PhD dissertation is one of a number of papers belonging to the codebreaker that ... It was gifted to Routledge by Turing’s mother Ethel and her handwritten letter dated May 16 ...