Alan Turing, a British mathematician born on June 23, 1912, is recognized for his crucial role as a codebreaker during World War II, where his work at Bletchley Park helped decode Nazi messages, significantly shortening the war. He will be featured on the £50 note, reflecting his legacy as the father of computing and his contributions that saved millions of lives. Despite his monumental achievements, Turing faced severe persecution for being gay and died on June 7, 1954.

1. Alan Turing Assembly
FRIDAY 14 May 2021

2. WE VALUE
RESPECT
We care about the feelings and rights of others

3. WE VALUE
INCLUSION

4. Alan Turing
Alan Turing’s face will be on the £50 note in June.
Who was he?

5. Alan Turing
A British
mathematician
and scientist.
A Second
World War
codebreaker.

6. Born 23 June 1912
Alan’s parents worked
in India.
Alan and his brother
were looked after by
family friends in
England.

7. At School
A=πr2 a2+b2=c2
x=
−b± b2−4ac
2a
Alan was really good
at maths and science
He loved puzzles and
challenges!

8. Cracking Codes

9. Cambridge University
Alan studied
maths at
University

10. Universal Machine
A machine that
could read codes
(an early version
of a computer).

11. World War Two
During the Second World War,
Nazi Germany sent encrypted
messages.
To win the war, people
needed to decode these
messages.
A team at Bletchley Park began
to try decoding the messages.

12. Bletchley Park

13. Enigma Machine
Alan Turing and his
team worked out the
meaning of secret
messages during
World War Two.

14. Alan worked out where and when the enemy
was planning to attack.

15. OBE Medal
Turing was awarded the OBE
(Order of the British Empire)
in 1946.
Without Turing’s code breaking the
war would have lasted much longer.

16. Died 7 June 1954
Alan was arrested
and severely
punished because
he was gay.
Nowadays people
can love whoever
they want.

17. Alan Turing will
be remembered
as the father of
the computer
and as
someone who
saved millions
of lives with his
work.