Alan Turing would have been 100 today, a great man

[kismet]

Good to see recognition in the press this week of the great work he did. A genius who saved millions of lives.....

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

A national hero.

 

[SWP's back]

Who apparently may not have committed suicide:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18561092" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18561092</a>

Interesting.

 

[Skashion]

If we're gonna big up Turing can we please big up Tommy Flowers as well.

 

[SWP's back]

If we're gonna big up Turing can we please big up Tommy Flowers as well.

Is it his birthday also?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

If we're gonna big up Turing can we please big up Tommy Flowers as well.

Is it his birthday also?

There is a 1 in 366 chance that it is.

I'm going to go with....no.

Edit: Or is it 365.25? Interesting. I could do with a computer to work this one out tbh.

 

[Skashion]

Is it his birthday also?

Oh, is that the point of thread. Sincere apologies.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN!

 

[SWP's back]

That's better.

But he would have preferred this I think:

 

[Pigeonho]

That's better.

But he would have preferred this I think:

Looks like a white Didactic with hair

 

[Skashion]

That's better.

But he would have preferred this I think:

That was my first thought but I was too lazy to Photoshop a cake in front like you were.