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People of Science with Brian Cox - Dame Wendy Hall on Alan Turing

5 mins watch 05 January 2020

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Computer Scientist Wendy Hall talks to Brian Cox about one of her personal heroes, Alan Turing, and discusses how his discoveries influenced so much in the modern world.

Find out more about Alan Turing in our Google Arts and Culture exhibit:


With special thanks to Bletchley Park.

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Portrait of Alan Mathison Turing © Godfrey Argent Studio

Other images with permission of King's College Library, Cambridge


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