Science News: Alan Turing, the 'Father of modern computing,' born on June 23, 1912, revolutionized technology with his Turing machine concept. His codebreaking duri ...

Not many remember June 23rd, as the birthday of Alan Turing, a legendary British mathematician whose life story is as inspiring as disheartening.

A treasure trove of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers has sold for more than three times their expected sale price... All after being saved from the shredder.

Alan Turing Rare Alan Turing wartime papers were nearly shredded - now they've sold for £358K An export bar was placed on the documents earlier this year to prevent them being taken abroad ...

A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of $627,000. But the June 17 auction almost never happened.

Scientific papers belonging to the Second World War codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing which were nearly shredded after being discovered in a loft have sold for a total of £465,400 at ...

A collection of scientific papers from English mathematician, codebreaker, and father of computer science, Alan Turing, has sold for £465,400 (US$625,000) at auction after narrowly avoiding being ...

Antiques Roadshow's Charles Hanson was left utterly astounded when a collection of significant WWII artefacts fetched a "record-breaking" sum. The items, including papers penned by the renowned ...

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A collection of rare scientific papers written by mathematician, computer scientist and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record £465,400 (€544,400) at auction in ...

The Winston-Salem native is believed to be the first real-life polio survivor to play FDR in a major production.