It has been estimated that his work shortened the war in Europe by more than two years and saved over fourteen million lives.Ī quick comment - GCHQ writes: “On the 8th June 1954, Alan Turing took his own life.” His life was one of secret triumphs shadowed by public tragedy.

“This is only a foretaste of what is to come and only the shadow of what is going to be.”Īlan Turing - Interview to The Times newspaper on 11 June 1949.Īlan Turing was a mathematician, cryptographer and pioneer of computer science who possessed one of the greatest brains of the 20th century. RELATED POST: GCHQ - Sir Peter Harvey Marychurch (13 June 1927 – 21 May 2017) RELATED POST: Key figures in UK Sigint: Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander RELATED POST: On This Day - Enigma Machine Captured (May 9 1941) RELATED POST: On This Day - First Modern Computer Delivered to German Aerospace Institute (May 12 1941)

Follow us on Twitter: POST: Remembering Alan Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) APTo celebrate Alan Turing featuring on the new £50 banknote, GCHQ has created their hardest puzzle ever in his honour.

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