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The popular image of Alan Turing is ‘the heroic codebreaker who was persecuted for being homosexual and thereby killed himself.’ In discussion with TNMOC Museum Director Jacqui Garrad, Alan Turing’s nephew Dermot Turing explores the inadequacy of the standard narrative, and invites us to re-appraise the legacy of his famous relative.
Dermot Turing is the acclaimed author of Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, a biography of his famous uncle, The Story of Computing, and most recently the award-winning X, Y and Z – the real story of how Enigma was broken. His new book, a reappraisal of Alan Turing’s legacy, Reflections of Alan Turing, is published on 22 April He began writing in 2014 after a career in law. Dermot worked for the Government Legal Service and then the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner until 2014. He is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford.
Discussion: 30 minutes pre-arranged Q&A between Jacqui and Dermot, then 30 minutes floor questions.
This was a live event that was streamed live as part of our events programme. The recording was then made available on YouTube. Date of recording - 29th May 2021.
The popular image of Alan Turing is ‘the heroic codebreaker who was persecuted for being homosexual and thereby killed himself.’ In discussion with TNMOC Museum Director Jacqui Garrad, Alan Turing’s nephew Dermot Turing explores the inadequacy of the standard narrative, and invites us to re-appraise the legacy of his famous relative.
Dermot Turing is the acclaimed author of Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, a biography of his famous uncle, The Story of Computing, and most recently the award-winning X, Y and Z – the real story of how Enigma was broken. His new book, a reappraisal of Alan Turing’s legacy, Reflections of Alan Turing, is published on 22 April He began writing in 2014 after a career in law. Dermot worked for the Government Legal Service and then the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner until 2014. He is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford.
Discussion: 30 minutes pre-arranged Q&A between Jacqui and Dermot, then 30 minutes floor questions.
This was a live event that was streamed live as part of our events programme. The recording was then made available on YouTube. Date of recording - 29th May 2021.
