Turing is credited as one of the founding fathers of computing. Mathematician and World War II codebreaker, Alan Turing, has been honored by the Bank of England as the new face of the 50 pound note.

Alan Turing: The man who broke German codes in World War II but was later treated as a criminal (Alan Turing, Image credit - National Portrait Gallery, London ) War rarely turns on one person alone, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rare papers of Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing fetch record sum at UK auction A collection of rare scientific papers written by ...

LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Britain has stopped the export of rare wartime papers that once belonged to national hero Alan Turing, who helped the Allies win World War Two by cracking Nazi Germany's ...

A collection of rare scientific papers written by mathematician, computer scientist and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record £465,400 (€544,400) at auction in Lichfield, UK.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized on Friday for the treatment of World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing who committed suicide after being convicted and chemically ...