Alan Turing is known for his scientific achievements, but openness in his personal life caused his public downfall.

The 50-pound note is getting a facelift. The Bank of England announced renowned mathematician and engineer Alan Turing would be honored by having his image placed on the highest-denomination of ...

Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician credited with deciphering Nazi Germany’s impenetrable Enigma code, has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new £50 note. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney ...

Central Square Theater passes its own Turing test with U.S. premier of an updated production about the master mathematician.

The Bank of England has just released the design for the new £50 bill that features Alan Turing. Turing was a gay mathematician whose theories were highly influential in the development of computer ...

Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain’s new £50 note. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney ...

Another rare example of Alan Turing's handwritten notes, which went to auction in 2015 Dickson Lee / South China Morning Post via Getty Images The British government has placed an export ban on a ...

Isaac Huerta and William Clayton in 'Formulae & Fairy Tales' If you own a laptop or smartphone, you’re indebted to the genius of British mathematician Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker and ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --In a new study, researchers in Britain used math models developed by famed mathematician Alan Turing to figure out why flocks of long-tailed tits separate themselves into different ...