Alan Turing: A Hero
Alan Turing A hero is a person who is willing to make sacrifices and act selfless to help others. A hero is brave, determined, and confident. Their actions influence people and inspired others to adopt these qualities. One person who displays all these qualities is Alan Turing.
No hero was ever born a hero. Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in London, England. At an early age, he showed signs of particularly high intelligence. When Turing was thirteen, he attended the well known Sherborne School. There he became interested in math and science. After Sherborne, Turning attended King’s college in Cambridge, England. He also earned his Phd at Princeton University in New Jersey. When Alan Turing returned to England, he took a part time …show more content…
position with the Government Code and Cypher school. “During WWII, Turing was a leading participant in wartime code-breaking, particularly in that of German cyphers. He worked at Bletchley Park, the GCCS wartime station, where he made 5 major advances in the field of cryptanalysis, including specifying the Bombe, an electromechanical device used to decipher German Enigma encrypted signals” (Alan Turing Biography). This breakthrough saved countless lives on the battlefield, giving away secret attack plans sent out by the German enigma machines. He is recognized as the father of computer science. Although Turing played an influential and important role during the war, however his heroism was not widely recognised.
After his position at Bletchley Park, he went on to hold a high ranking position in the mathematics department and later the computing lab at the University of Manchester. In the early 50s Turing admitted to police he was a homosexual. He was charged with Gross Indecency, and ended up being chemically castrated. Even after this inhumane treatment, Turing was still extremely devoted to his work, where he made other leaps in the scientific world. On June 7, 1954 Turing, was found dead in his home in Wilmslow, United Kingdom. Traces of cyanide were found in his stomach, and next to his body was an apple with one bite taken out of it. His death was eventually ruled as suicide. Alan Turing was extremely dedicated to his work. His legacy was never cut short by his death. There are still many events dedicated to his memory. In 2009, the British government formally apologised for prosecuting Turing for being a homosexual. He is credited for the creation of computer science, and may have been the inspiration for one of the most famous logos in the world: Apple’s apple. His work has influenced all generations that came after him, and he will continue to be remembered for his bravery and
dedication.
No hero was ever born a hero. Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in London, England. At an early age, he showed signs of particularly high intelligence. When Turing was thirteen, he attended the well known Sherborne School. There he became interested in math and science. After Sherborne, Turning attended King’s college in Cambridge, England. He also earned his Phd at Princeton University in New Jersey. When Alan Turing returned to England, he took a part time …show more content…
position with the Government Code and Cypher school. “During WWII, Turing was a leading participant in wartime code-breaking, particularly in that of German cyphers. He worked at Bletchley Park, the GCCS wartime station, where he made 5 major advances in the field of cryptanalysis, including specifying the Bombe, an electromechanical device used to decipher German Enigma encrypted signals” (Alan Turing Biography). This breakthrough saved countless lives on the battlefield, giving away secret attack plans sent out by the German enigma machines. He is recognized as the father of computer science. Although Turing played an influential and important role during the war, however his heroism was not widely recognised.
After his position at Bletchley Park, he went on to hold a high ranking position in the mathematics department and later the computing lab at the University of Manchester. In the early 50s Turing admitted to police he was a homosexual. He was charged with Gross Indecency, and ended up being chemically castrated. Even after this inhumane treatment, Turing was still extremely devoted to his work, where he made other leaps in the scientific world. On June 7, 1954 Turing, was found dead in his home in Wilmslow, United Kingdom. Traces of cyanide were found in his stomach, and next to his body was an apple with one bite taken out of it. His death was eventually ruled as suicide. Alan Turing was extremely dedicated to his work. His legacy was never cut short by his death. There are still many events dedicated to his memory. In 2009, the British government formally apologised for prosecuting Turing for being a homosexual. He is credited for the creation of computer science, and may have been the inspiration for one of the most famous logos in the world: Apple’s apple. His work has influenced all generations that came after him, and he will continue to be remembered for his bravery and
dedication.