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Alan Turing was a great man, he saved many lives by spending all of his time trying to build a computer that could crack the Nazi’s codes they would send over a radio.

Facts about Alan Turing

  • He rode his bike 60 miles to get to the first day of school.
  • He was gay but got engaged with a women so her parents would allow her to leave the house and help Alan on his “computer”.
  • There is still confusion on how he died, many think it was suicide as he passed away to Cyanide Poisoning.
  • Alan had only 1 brother John Turing
  • Birth June 23 1912
  • Died June 7 1954

Bibliography

https://www.turing.org.uk/publications/dnb.html

http://mentalfloss.com/article/503325/15-riveting-facts-about-alan-turing

https://www.biography.com/scientist/alan-turing