Alan Turing was one of Britain's most brilliant mathematicians. His work at Bletchley Park as breaker of the German Enigma Code was acknowledged by Churchill as enabling Britain to win the Battle of the Atlantic. Alan Turing conceived a machine to de-code Enigma - a computer - which has since had an immeasurable, worldwide impact.
After being imprisoned for practicing homosexuality, Alan Turing was found, in mysterious circumstances, dead in his bed in Manchester in 1954. The verdict was suicide. In 1993 part of a ring-road around Manchester was named The Alan Turing Way. That, at present, is his most prominent memorial.
The DRAFT AIMS of the COMMITTEE are as follows:
1. To raise funds for and through a dedicated Charitable Foundation to create and administer a permanent, on-going, International Memorial to Alan Turing. This Memorial will be funded from an endowment enabling a bi-annual award - THE TURING - and a grant to be given to any ( young?) person who has demonstrated an originality of thought and integrity in their work and their life similar to Alan Turing's.
2. To raise, by all possible means, a worldwide awareness of the facts and significance of Alan Turing's life and work. In particular by making freely available a 35mm print of Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore, starring Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing. This print will be used, with related published material, as an educational aid and fundraising tool worldwide.
3. To disseminate information on, fund research into, and provide grants towards individuals suffering the consequences of high activity Asperger's Syndrome. These individuals are extraordinarily able but their Asperger's symptoms are usually not recognized early enough in their lives, which frequently end in suicide.
For further information please contact
After being imprisoned for practicing homosexuality, Alan Turing was found, in mysterious circumstances, dead in his bed in Manchester in 1954. The verdict was suicide. In 1993 part of a ring-road around Manchester was named The Alan Turing Way. That, at present, is his most prominent memorial.
The DRAFT AIMS of the COMMITTEE are as follows:
1. To raise funds for and through a dedicated Charitable Foundation to create and administer a permanent, on-going, International Memorial to Alan Turing. This Memorial will be funded from an endowment enabling a bi-annual award - THE TURING - and a grant to be given to any ( young?) person who has demonstrated an originality of thought and integrity in their work and their life similar to Alan Turing's.
2. To raise, by all possible means, a worldwide awareness of the facts and significance of Alan Turing's life and work. In particular by making freely available a 35mm print of Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore, starring Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing. This print will be used, with related published material, as an educational aid and fundraising tool worldwide.
3. To disseminate information on, fund research into, and provide grants towards individuals suffering the consequences of high activity Asperger's Syndrome. These individuals are extraordinarily able but their Asperger's symptoms are usually not recognized early enough in their lives, which frequently end in suicide.
For further information please contact
The Drama House
The Clockhouse
St. Mary Street
Nether Stowey
Somerset, England
TA5 1LJ
The Clockhouse
St. Mary Street
Nether Stowey
Somerset, England
TA5 1LJ
Email: jack@dramahouse.co.uk
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Alan Beith, MP
Sir. Christopher Bland
Tam Dalyell, MP
Jack Emery
Sir. Jeremy Isaacs
Derek Jacobi
Ian Taylor, MP
Alan Beith, MP
Sir. Christopher Bland
Tam Dalyell, MP
Jack Emery
Sir. Jeremy Isaacs
Derek Jacobi
Ian Taylor, MP