Remembering Alan Turing

Published: Oct. 18, 2012, 3:32 p.m.

Alan Turing Year 2012 continues apace with a variety of events inspired by the great contribution made by the mathematician and code breaker to the history of computer science and modern biology. This month we continue to explore Turing’s influence on the strand of art that is interested in the intersection of arts and technology. Due to the secret nature of the work Turing (and others) did during the Second World War, and the prominence of American mega-systems and companies subsequently, Britain’s contribution to computing innovation can only too easily be overlooked.