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Alan Turing Papers On Code Breaking Released By GCHQ

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

peetm writes "Two 70-year-old papers by Alan Turing on the theory of code breaking have been released by the government's communications headquarters, GCHQ. It is believed Turing wrote the papers while at Bletchley Park working on breaking German Enigma codes. A GCHQ mathematician said the fact that the contents had been restricted 'shows what a tremendous importance it has in the foundations of our subject.'"

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  1. Alan Turing's Work by alanmeyer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Alan Turing's work continues to demonstrate "what a tremendous importance it has in the foundations" of computing technology in general, not just crypto.

    1. Re:Alan Turing's Work by spongman · · Score: 5, Insightful

      yes, noteworthy in that he showed it's possible to be gay, be persecuted by neanderthals and still be one of the most influential thinkers of our time.

      thankfully he's wasn't also a stupid fucking slashdot troll, or we might all be Nazis right now.

    2. Re:Alan Turing's Work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, I'm so hurt because a fag defender cried about my post. The dude was a fudge packing pervert. Get over it

      Given all the evidence about the negative health effects of smoking, I can't see how anybody can defend fags these days.
      Especially by, of all people, those who work in food/confection preparation and service jobs.

    3. Re:Alan Turing's Work by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The self sacrifice of that "fudge packer", along with the sacrifice of millions of other men and women, is what kept the 1000 Year Reich from even reaching 10.

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    4. Re:Alan Turing's Work by Roachie · · Score: 5, Insightful

      When I hear Alan Turing I think code breaking, computer science, cutting edge math. When AC hears Alan Turing he thinks... gay sex. Me thinks thou doth protest too much.

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  2. Re:No direct links in the TFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Via ZDNet:
    Paper on statistics of repetitions
    Report on the applications of probability to cryptography

  3. Re:British Governments Crime by _Shad0w_ · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm British and I didn't do anything to him. I repeatedly point out what the British government of the time did to him - I don't care if he technically took his own life, the government killed him after all they did to him.

    It should be noted it wasn't just him they did it to, they did the same thing to lots of homosexual men. People just care/notice more about it with him because he did such high profile war work. I'm sure you can find examples of anonymous homosexual men who received similar treatment and served during the war in more routine capacities.

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