News Summary: UK lawmakers call for Turing tribute

THE HONORS: A group of British lawmakers wants World War II code-breaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing to be commemorated on a banknote.

THE ANNIVERSARY: This year marks the centenary of the birth of Turing.

WHAT HE DID: He helped crack Nazi Germany’s secret codes by creating the “Turing bombe,” a forerunner of modern computers. He also developed the “Turing Test” to measure artificial intelligence.

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