130 THURSDAY

PRE-LISTENING

Do some quick research online and find the following info:

1.  Who was Alan Turing and why is he considered important in the field of computer science?

2.  What is widely recognized as his most important contribution to computer science and technology?  How was this historically significant?

3.  What are the details of his controversial criminal conviction?

4.  How did he die?

5.  Has the British Government taken any steps to make up for their treatment of Turing?