Dr Turing, who was pivotal in breaking the Enigma code, arguably shortening the Second World War by at least two years, was chemically castrated following his conviction in 1952. His conviction for ...

Code- and cipher-breaking have been in operation for centuries. However, cryptanalysis – the art of deciphering encoded messages – took on a new importance during WW2 as British boffins strived to ...

NET RESULTS:Alan Turing, whose brilliant device helped decipher Nazi codes, is the father of modern computer science, writes KARLIN LILLINGTON SEVENTY YEARS ago this week, a shy young mathematician ...

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who was pivotal in breaking the Enigma code, ...

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Alan Turing, the Second World War codebreaker widely regarded as the father of modern computing, may not have committed suicide but died as a result of an accident, an academic has claimed. Evidence ...

YOUNG mathematicians entered the world of spies, secrets and espionage as they became code-breakers — inspired by an original Enigma machine. Year Seven girls at Bolton School had a chance to see the ...

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who was pivotal in breaking the Enigma code, ...

Antony Gormley's proposal for a 12ft steel sculpture commemorating the Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been approved by Cambridge City council following earlier objections from the ...

London - A code-cracking machine used by Britain to decipher Germany's innermost military secrets in World War Two is being put on public display for the first time after being recreated by a team of ...