Alan Turing

Virtual reality theatre performance to commemorate Alan Turing trial
Monday 14th August 2017
Mon 14th Aug 2017

Virtual reality theatre performance to commemorate Alan Turing trial

Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer is to be celebrated with a play and exhibition as part of the annual Knutsford Heritage Open Days festival.…
Break the code and find Alan Turing’s buried treasure
Saturday 8th November 2014
Sat 8th Nov 2014
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Break the code and find Alan Turing’s buried treasure

A challenging online brain-teaser, featuring cryptic clues, has been launched by mathematicians at The University of Manchester to coincide with the launch…
Trailer for Alan Turing biopic released
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Tue 22nd Jul 2014
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Trailer for Alan Turing biopic released

A trailer for an upcoming film based on the life of Alan Turing, the World War II code breaker who lived in Wilmslow, has been unveiled. The Imitation…
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Alan Turing granted pardon by the Queen
Tuesday 24th December 2013
Tue 24th Dec 2013
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Alan Turing granted pardon by the Queen

Alan Turing the World War II code breaker who lived in Wilmslow has been granted a posthumous royal pardon. The famous mathematician, who received a criminal…
Alan Turing looks set to receive pardon
Sunday 21st July 2013
Sun 21st Jul 2013
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Alan Turing looks set to receive pardon

Alan Turing the World War II code breaker who lived in Wilmslow looks set to be granted a posthumous pardon. The Government indicated they were prepared…
Road to be named in honour of Alan Turing
Tuesday 29th May 2012
Tue 29th May 2012
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Road to be named in honour of Alan Turing

Wilmslow Town Council are proposing to name a new road in memory of a renowned code-breaker who lived in Wilmslow. Councillors have requested that a road…
‘Biggest ever’ computer conference to honour Alan Turing
Tuesday 1st May 2012
Tue 1st May 2012

‘Biggest ever’ computer conference to honour Alan Turing

The University of Manchester will this year host the biggest event in the history of Computer Science to celebrate the centenary of Alan Turing, the father…
Alan Turing denied pardon
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Wed 8th Feb 2012
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Alan Turing denied pardon

The Government has rejected a request to officially pardon the World War II code breaker Alan Turing who lived in Wilmslow. A petition on the 10 Downing…
Alan Turing gets stamp of approval
Thursday 5th January 2012
Thu 5th Jan 2012

Alan Turing gets stamp of approval

World War II code breaker Alan Turing is to be celebrated on a special stamp. The brilliant mathematician, who lived in Wilmslow, will feature in a set…
Leonardo DiCaprio tipped to play Alan Turing
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Tue 18th Oct 2011

Leonardo DiCaprio tipped to play Alan Turing

Leonardo DiCaprio is being tipped to play Alan Turing in a forthcoming biopic based on Andrew Hodges' biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma. According to…
Eleventh hour rescue of Turing collection
Friday 25th February 2011
Fri 25th Feb 2011

Eleventh hour rescue of Turing collection

An extremely rare collection of papers belonging to codebreaker Alan Turing have been saved by the National Heritage Memorial Fund. When the collection…
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Turing's papers fail to sell at auction
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Tue 23rd Nov 2010

Turing's papers fail to sell at auction

As we reported last week, a collection of Alan Turing's World War 11 papers went up for sale at Christies, London today. However, they failed to sell…
Help save Turing's work
Thursday 18th November 2010
Thu 18th Nov 2010

Help save Turing's work

Bletchley Park, the home of Station X where Alan Turing worked to break German ciphers during the Second World War is asking for help to ensure that a…