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June 17, 2012 9:22 PM
Alan Turing's achievements should make him a household name says "father of the internet" Vint Cerf.
'Turing was born into a world that was very different, culturally and technologically, yet his contribution has never been more important. His is a story of astounding highs and devastating lows. A story of a genius whose mathematical insights helped save thousands of lives, yet who was unable to save himself from social condemnation, with tragic results. Ultimately though, it's a story of a legacy that laid the foundations for the modern computer age.' Delete the scoop?
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'Guy is trying to write a novel about a novelist. (Apparently a sign that things truly have gone to literary shit). In Guy’s world, all writers – himself spectacularly included – are secretive and horrible and narcissistic and grotesquely neurotic..................'