Saturday, June 23, 2012

Alan Turing Turns 100 Today






Alan Turing is the father of computer technology.  Without his work, you would not be reading this.

He cracked the Nazi Enigma code during World War II and saved the British bacon.

A grateful nation hounded Turing to his death for being an openly gay man, and kept his identity secret for decades.

SI REQUIRIS MONUMENTUM, CIRCUMSPICE


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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 23, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    He is a hero!! Thank the Lord he did what he did.

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  2. JCFJune 25, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    "SI REQUIRIS MONUMENTUM, CIRCUMSPICE"

    Oh BRAVO, Doug. Alan Turing and Christopher Wren*, geniuses together, w/ the saints in light. Pray for us!

    [* I almost wrote "Sir Christopher and Sir Alan": as it SHOULD have been!]

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