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Thanks to the movie The Imitation Game<\/a><\/i>, Alan Turing (June 23, 1912-June 7, 1954) is probably better known today than at any time in history. A mathematician trained at King\u2019s College, Cambridge, England, he was fascinated with the concept of formal proofs in mathematics, and formulated the concept of hypothetical devices that could solve any computational task. These hypothetical devices are now called \u201cTuring machines\u201d in recognition of his work. John Von Neumann, widely considered the founder of modern computational science, used Turing\u2019s work as the theoretical foundation of his own.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Alan Turing Memorial is in Sackville Park, Manchester, England. It was unveiled on June 23, 2001. Photo by Lykara I. Ryder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, on Turing\u2019s birthday, admirers bring flowers to the Turing Memorial in Sackville Park, Manchester, England. The park is near the Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Office of Manchester University.<\/p>\n

\"These<\/a>
These flowers are “From Moscow High School No. 179” and “From a Computer Scientist at Indiana University, Bloomington.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During World War II, Turing and other mathematicians were involved in a highly secret project to break German military codes at Bletchley Park, a mansion and grounds northwest of London. While The Imitation Game<\/em> implies that Turing essentially hand-built a machine to break German codes, Turing\u2019s contributions were not those of an electrical engineer but of the theorist behind the statistical analysis used to automate code-breaking. His approach to breaking a problem into parts and then putting them together into a solution is the foundation of modern computer programming.<\/p>\n

\"These<\/a>
These are “From staff and students at the University of Bath” and “From Paul Heideman.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"These<\/a>
These flowers are “From a Member of the School of Computing at the University of Leeds” and “From Andy Longhurst.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\""From<\/a>
“From Someone Alive Because of your Work” and “From a Member of Exter University, Computer Science Dept.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""From<\/a>
“From a Computer Scientist in Seattle, USA.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""From<\/a>
“From a staff member at Oxford University Press.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""From<\/a>
“From a staff member at the University of Aberdeen, Computer Science Department.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A blog organized a Flowers for Turning 2015 event, and listed a Roll of Honour of those who made donations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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