Alan Turing - Celebrating the life of a genius
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- Saturday 23 June 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing - mathematical genius, hero of the WWII code breakers of Bletchley Park, and father of modern computing.
Alan Turing was a mathematician, cryptographer and pioneer of computer science who possessed one of the greatest brains of the 20th century. His life was one of secret triumphs shadowed by public tragedy.
Presented by Dr James Grime, Enigma Project Officer at the University's Millenium Mathematics Project
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Nothing more sickening than someone being driven to kill themselves by the very people he helped protect.
what an unfortunate end to man who probably saved millions of lives
His untimely death is a real shame, and a tremendous loss for math and science in general. Rest in piece, Alan Turing.
Agreed. A true tragedy in the loss of a very special man. Before your comment I never even stopped to think about the loss to math and science, just the sorrow of what he had to go through. Really makes a person wonder what he could have gone on to do. But still he has an amazing legacy left behind. an estimated fourteen million lives were saved by his work. Not to start a religious debate, but I really believe he is receiving his reward in the next world. He certainly earned it
This man deserves a lot more recognition. He should at least be added to the history books. It's so sick to think that other human beings could treat someone like that, who offered so much to this world, to benefit their lives as well as future generations.
This man " Alan Turing " was born in the wrong era . To lose such intelligence because of " Homophobia "? Let's not forget this lesson kids .
Mr. Turing , you might have suffered , and we lost you . Yet if you can see this little entry , you'll see we love you , and your terrible life wasn't in vain , because you gave us a reason to beware of souls that are different but a shining light on the ignorance of Mankind . Remember everyone . Alan Turing the Man .
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
The queen of England doesn't need to remit his crime. He had no crime at all.
One of the intellectually gifted men....ever. His brilliance is matched only by the injustice towards him
Also, to those naysayers who constantly rant about how Turing didn't invent the decoding machine, but Polish scientists did- well, you are partly right. Scientists in Poland DID invent the first decoding machines. However, Turing drastically improved the technology and one thing that Turing can definitely be credited for is the laying the groundwork for modern computers. In fact, he was the first scientist to come up with the concept of Artificial Intelligence-- a concept that was FAR ahead of his time.
It's 159 million million million.
159 with 18 zeros.
It's often the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
Without Turing, computers wouldn't exist
Alan Turing what a great mind . Let down by the country he served . RIP.
I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Applied Math. I was considered quite smart. I know a little bit about a lot of things in many fields. But these guys are so far above me I really can not even imagine how far.
The British government should hold theyre heads in shame!!!! They owed so much to this man and what was his thanks....castration. .what a disgrace. I feel genuinely ashamed to be british and i as many other millions owe this great man, probably our freedom .. RIP Mr Turing...you were one of the true great british pioneers..
In 2009 Gordon brown did make a public apology for the way he was treated 😇🙏🏻
I once saw a video where they talked about what we lost when we lost Alan Turing. They wear saying that with just 5 more years of work a mind like his could of advance computer science by at least 50 years. Just think about that for a second. Think about where we could be right now with such an advanced start. Its sad to think that we tossed it all away for something so moronic as hate. You where a true supper hero Alan Turing. I am so sorry that we as a people could not see that until it was too late.
The father of the modern computer ..... RIP Alan Turing .
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have nothing on the Genius of Alan Turing, Massive respect and much LOVE to you, an absolute LEGEND, HERO and a TRUE GENTLEMAN. We as a nation are ashamed of our government and what they did to Alan and even more ashamed for how long it took for his posthumous award. May you rest in peace and God Bless You.
Alan Turing is the reason I’m going back to math, I always felt out of place in my math classes but somehow credited for being smart and seeing how he handled being an outcast while seeing something no one else can is probably the closest I’ve come to a role model and an inspiration
The UK government was asked by many in the UK, in the scientific community, and worldwide to posthumously pardon Alan Turing twice in 2012, and the UK refused to grant the pardon both times. They should be ashamed of themselves.
The word hero today is thrown around like confetti,i get so angry when i hear it used to describe a footballer,or pop stars,tv personalities etc,Alan Turing saved lives,now thats an hero
He was born on June 23rd 1912. 100 years ago! Happy Birthday Alan!
On the 5th of February 2019 the British public voted him the greatest icon of the twentieth century. The award was presented to his Niece during a live broadcast on BBC Two. It was the culmination of a month long process that involved experts advocating for seven potential winners, all from different fields but all icons in their own right. The list included Nelson Mandela, Ernest Shackleton, David Bowie, Martin Luther King Jr, Muhammad Ali and Pablo Picasso. As the presentation was made you could see the overwhelming emotion in the faces of his relatives.
They apologized; they owe this man a PARDON! He's been my hero ever since I first heard about his years ago. I don't care about his Two-Spirit way of life insofar as it didn't affect me or his work. I care about his humanity and the disgusting manner in which his government treated him as a human being.
One of the most beautiful human being's i've ever heard of. Disgraceful how treated post war!
Homosexuals were amongst the minorities persecuted by the Nazis. Such poetic justice that it was a homosexual that helped bring them down by the shear force of his genius. Perhaps a hint of what divinity truly thinks about the fascists and the puritanical and dictatorial and oppressive. For there was no supremacy spared from this genius; whose mortal contemporaries regarded with prejudice, reproach and condescension. (And thank you for this remarkable video!)
Turing was literally tortured to death because of who he loved. I'd like to think his work made it safer to be gay in the world.
Alan Turing changed ours lives forever. RIP and thank you, Sir Alan Turing.
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He was truly a brilliant soul & a hero!!!
At the most he saved millions of lives as he shortened the war by 2 years. But the way he was treated was horrible.
Came here from the imitation game.
Anna Khotsanyan I've still not seen it believe it or not, although I want to. I've always wondered when a film would be made about him. An inspirational and tragic story. He joins the ranks of Galileo and Tesla and the like, unfortunate, misunderstood and persecuted geniuses who were decades ahead of their time.
You deserved so much better. I'm so sorry, Alan. We are so thankful and grateful for you.
What a wonderful human being
Without him there might of been mushroom clouds over Germany and the loss of a lot more lives...Mr Turin was a true British hero...Rest easy, sir, rest easy.
The Imitation Game sent me here and I’m amazed at how amazing this man is.
without these men we wouldn't of won this war, these men should be remembered
the best innovator in many areas for me and certainly one inspiration.
Wow, very interesting. We owe him a Ton..
How can we treat such an amazing human like this. Thank you
First Tesla, then Turing. We really know how to treat some of our greatest minds, don't we?
i really salute from the core of my heart to such an outstanding personality in this world,the god of computer science..Hatts of to his work..and very much sad about his death..
Amazing ! Eternal Respect to Dr. Turing for his contributions.
"This recognition of Alan's status as one of Britain's most famous victims of homophobia is another step towards equality and long overdue."
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"So on behalf of the British government, and all those who live freely thanks to Alan's work I am very proud to say: we're sorry, you deserved so much better."
--Gordon Brown. British Prime Minister 2009-09-10
A true genius and no doubt an inspiration to many, rest in peace
I am deeply moved! Thank you for this lovely upload.
I don't know what to say; Alan Turing, you are a genius. R.I.P. The genius he is will be remembered forever.
My Respect to this Great Mathematician. Shame to those who mistreated him , shame to all of us who judge other people . Homosexuality always existed , just because we are not homosexuals it does not give us the right to mistreat them . You will live in our hearts for ever Alan.
thank you for honoring Alan Turing. As an Australian, I do wonder if I would be alive today if it were not for the efforts and successes of Alan Turing and his team.
just because he was gay :(
he saved millions of lives and they rewarded him with jail !!
R.I.P. Alan Turing
Thank you Dr. James Grime for such a wonder presentation!
RIP Alan Turing greatest man ever
Mr Turing. I thank you. I apologize for what we did to you. May you Rest In Peace. Amen.
Grandfather of the Computer
Can you imagine how much Alan Turing could've done if that unforgivable episode would've never happened?
How much harm religion and prejudice did to humanity and to the representatives of The Enlightenment!
How knowledge was smashed by the church and not only during the dark ages!
Thank you for that brilliant video, about a wonderful man with a brilliant mind. We will never forget.
Amazing man. I wish I could meet him. Just to tell him that. 😔 Gwad he deserves more. So much more.
A true pioneer -too brilliant before his time.
what a great video! will pass it on & share this surely
He was exceptionally brilliant and versatile, his interest in mathematics were difficult to say the least and he was also a sprinter you could have won gold in Olympics if he had continued
Turing was amazing. Sad ending to an amazing life.
Very short n sweet presentation of great scientist brilliant mind of his time late Alan Turing.
He had such beautiful eyes...
rest in peace, Alan. I'm so sorry, you deserved a better life than the one you were given.
Godspeed, Alan Turning, wherever you are! We are forever indebted to your work!
He might be very proud and happy for the accomplishments he got from queen II, I'm sure he was proud when he saved 14 million lives. Great guy I'm proud to be an data scientist.
great video! His philosopy is brilliant - to push back our known boundries, not for a necessity, but for the advantage of all of man kind
I really shed tears for him, a great soul who was tortured by his own people . Truth can never be hidden and that was why he is celebrated. today, You are Justified finally my dear Alan ❤️
Turing made some astonishing contributions to computer technology. As for solutions to the problems, problems on a grander scale, they're about ethics. Not math.
Our smart phone, computer are your gift. But we killed you. Sorry RIP
In a world full of overly obsessive pop culture fans, this person is my inspiration. The things he achieved in his life, if I could do 5% of what he did, I would call myself 'successful'.
we owe him 40+ years more lifetime.
Wonderful film, about one of the great hero's, who was sadly let down by this country he loved.
Yes Eternal Respect.
Thank you Alan for your silent service.
that video flew by, fantastic!
Thank Mr. Turing, you as a ghost now, for saving millions of people in just a few years. Thank you from the bottoms of the hearts ofo all those people and their generations of families. You are a stunningly great hero and a stunningly great intellect and intelligence. RIP forever.
That's a shame that he didn't get treated well. He could have done so many great things.
RIP Genius.
Now I am gonna do my part : Telling every person I know ,that who he was.
I like this guys attitude towards solving problem
it makes me sad so few people know about alan turing :(
Fascinating but tragic story. Reminds me a lot of brilliant, but surprisingly unknown scientist from late 1800's, John Worrell Keely. Keely was a lot like Tesla, except specializing in frequency and vibration and not electricity. He was actually well known to both Tesla and Edison and was THE discoverer of all we understand about how frequency and vibration really work. Because he was so far ahead of his time, no one listened to him and he died without ever being recognized for all his marvelous accomplishments in creating pollution free technology by way of sympathetic vibration. When is man ever going to start recognizing these wonderful geniuses instead of ostracizing them? Sad to see the short sightedness of mankind...
It's amazing that someone who not only saved millions of lives but also founded a massive technological asset could be so mistreated. I wonder if envy was a factor there
Awesome Job done by Alen Turing we can't forget him.
Those he saved destroyed and killed him...DISGUSTING! God bless his soul!
Thank you mr turing if only you were around now to see how you impacted the world. LGBT is okay now a days. We lost so much sir.
Congratulations on being honoured to being on the UK £50 note today.
Legend respect
Wonderful video.
Alan Turing deserves more respect further! What a great man in human history! So sad for Christopher's lost and his death, homosexual isn't wrong those love hate idiots don't deserve his contributions! Rest In Peace Turing! We will miss you forever until the universe ends
Disappointing it didn't mention more about his contributions in Zoology, and it didn't mention anything about him single-handedly starting the entire field of Artificial Intelligence.
Alan Turing certainly put a spanner in the works of the German phrase 'Vorsprung durch Technik' (Being ahead through technology)! He was undoubtedly a genius who was treated atrociously by the British government when he did so much for the British and other European nations in saving lives in WWII. In memory or Alan Turing (in addition to his mathematical and scientific accomplishments) there should be an Alan Turing legal act to ensure equal representation of persons (attaining to the 9 Equality characteristics) in public institutions as long as they are qualified do the job. If the organisation is unable to find equal representation then they would need to demonstrate robust efforts (not reasonable efforts) to overcome the short fall within a specified timeframe. Everywhere in Universities, NHS, Members of Parliament, Central and Local Government many job positions are filled by a majority of white middle class men with few women, BAME, LGBT, and those classified as disabled. A mix of different people with different backgrounds and experience should result in better policy formulation for the benefit of society as a whole.
Such an incredible man
Betrayed by the country that he saved
I am deeply ashamed in how my country treated one of our brightest gifted and talented mindsets ever ... if anyone was ever deserving of a posthumous VC & MBE/OBE/KBE
We thank you sir
Also, RIP, Alan Turing, a legendary hero for Mathematics and computer science.
What a beautiful mind, and terrible loss, thanks Britain.
GOAT
I came here for a school project, but I’m honestly moved by his story. He shouldn’t of had the unhappy end he was forced to.
Just watched the movie The Imitation Game. about him..a must see. Was on The Movie Channel .Might be on Netflix or here. Amazing.
As well as his happiness who knows what insight and knowledge was lost due to the ignorance of small minded people.
He deserves better.
London persecuted him.
Here in Manchester where he lived, worked and loved we have so many things to honour him - The computer building at Manchester university is the Alan Turing Building, the approach road to the Etihed stadium is Alan Turing way and We have a statue and plaque of him placed in the Gardens of the Cities gay Village (Which is shown in this film)
Manchester is probably Britain's most diverse City.
I wish I could meet him. That guy's amazing. I just want to tell him that.
Anyone here after the imitation game?