Today would have been Alan Turing's 99th birthday. 10 years ago today, a statue was unveiled of him in Sackville Gardens in Manchester. Who, you may ask, was Alan Turing? He is described as 'Father of Computer Science, Mathematician, Logician, Wartime Codebreaker, Victim of Prejudice'.An amazingly intelligent man, invaluable in breaking the Enigma Code, original and grounbreaking in his field - and prosecuted for his sexuality, leading to his suicide in 1954. Read lots more about him here on Wikipedia.
Today I went over to his statue in Sackville Gardens in Manchester, and wished him a happy birthday.
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