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Alan Turing: The One Who Became a Zero
FromOxford LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) History Month Lectures
Alan Turing: The One Who Became a Zero
FromOxford LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) History Month Lectures
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2012
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Podcast episode
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Andrew Hodges (author of Alan Turing: The Enigma) delivers a lecture on Alan Turing, the founder of modern computer science. This is the third annual lecture for LGBT history month. The British mathematician Alan Turing, whose centenary falls this year, was the founder of modern computer science. He was also the chief scientific figure in the Anglo-American codebreaking effort in World War II, centred on Bletchley Park. His life as a gay man illustrates the harsh oppression but also the growing consciousness of that era.
Released:
Mar 2, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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Alan Turing: The One Who Became a Zero: Andrew Hodges (author of Alan Turing: The Enigma) delivers a lecture on Alan Turing, the founder of modern computer science. This is the third annual lecture for LGBT history month. by Oxford LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) History Month Lectures