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Alan Turing

Alan Turing, Digital Pioneer

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Alan Turing’s pioneering vision for computers continues to shape our daily lives, decades after his death.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing

Benedict Cumberbatch takes on another brilliantly awkward role as the man who brought computers to the world

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He helped win World War II and was rewarded with chemical castration

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