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You are, of course, completely correct. I was simplifying for the sake of the post. > I don't think his tragic death has made him more famous; if anything, it
by edanm 7y ago
You are, of course, completely correct. I was simplifying for the sake of the post.
> I don't think his tragic death has made him more famous; if anything, it delayed his fame -
I agree! I was very tempted to answer the parent by saying that Turing isn't very famous. I don't think most people have heard of him, or at least, hadn't 10 years ago. The movie coming out helped, I imagine.
- brighter2morrow 7y agoThe Nobel Prize equivalent of Computer Science is called "The Turing Award" and has been coming out since the 1960's (and no Turing didn't find them in the same way Alfred Nobel funded the Nobel Prize)