Alan Turing Centenary events?

[Typo Knig]

Alan Turing's 100th birthday is coming up in June Wiki link. Any Dopers know of events planned in his honor?

(Mods - I'm not sure which porum is best for this. Do what you think best)

[Rhythmdvl]

I think porum is celebrated by our Jewish Dopers.

[Rhythmdvl]

Have I told you about the Jewish Dopers I like best?

[Typo Knig]

Originally Posted by Rhythmdvl

I think porum is celebrated by our Jewish Dopers.

Oy vey! I keep living up to my Doper name. :headdesk:

[TATG]

Yep.

Probably worth mentioning in particular, party!

[GIGObuster]

I will post this here as it seems appropriate, I also wished that the Apple logo had been a reference to Alan Turing, but its history shows how amazing coincidences can happen:

http://www.sciencetext.com/the-truth...pple-logo.html

UPDATE: 2012-11-06 Stephen Fry in discussing Alan Turing mentioned in episode 13 of season 09 (S09E13, Series I) of BBC TV intellectual quiz show “QI” that he asked Steve Jobs whether the story of the bite from Apple’s apple was done in honor of Turing. Apparently, Jobs told Fry that, “No, it wasn’t but God how he wished it was”.

It’s one of the most familiar icons around today and is showing up on sites across the globe as people mourn the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. But, what is the story about the Apple logo. The apple bit is obvious, that’s the name of the company, but what about the bite, the byte?

Rob Janoff, who designed the famous logo old school style using paper, pens, glue and art knife, explained in interview that there was no mystical undertone, no religious connection, no gay iconography (despite the colorful stripes):

“Adam and Eve didn’t have anything to do with it. The bite of knowledge sounds fabulous, but that’s not it. And, there is a whole lot of other lure about it. Turing the famous supposed father of computer science who committed suicide in the early 1950s was British and was accused of being homosexual, which he was. He was facing a jail sentence so he committed suicide to avoid all that. So, I heard one of the legends being that the colored logo was an homage to him. People think I did the colored stripes because of the gay flag. And, that was something really thought for a long time. The other really cool part was that apparently he killed himself with a cyanide laced apple. And, then I found out Alan Turing’s favorite childhood story was Snow White where she falls asleep forever for eating a poisoned apple to be woken up by the handsome prince.”

It is none of that.

[Typo Knig]

Originally Posted by TATG

Yep.

Probably worth mentioning in particular, party!

Now THAT'S what I was asking about! It's a bit UK-centric - anyone know of anything on this side of the pond?

[Kimstu]

Originally Posted by Typo Knig

Now THAT'S what I was asking about! It's a bit UK-centric - anyone know of anything on this side of the pond?

Princeton next month! Book your tickets now!

ETA: And watch some earlier talks on Turing at Calgary online.