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Remembering Alan Turing

Even the deepest, most ingrained attitudes of entire nations can change by a surprising amount over time. Few things demonstrate this better than the story of Alan Turing.

The genius of Alan Turing is very well documented, but for those who aren't familiar with his work he was the man responsible for decrypting German communications during the Second World War. His contribution was such that many people believe his efforts were as important as Churchill's.

He also devised many of the concepts upon which modern computers are based. He was the first person to have the idea of a 'universal machine' which could effectively be programmed to perform different tasks. Yes - he invented software!