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Alan Turing was one of the parents of computing and played a huge role in code breaking during WW2.
In part due to Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of him in ‘The Imitation Game’, he is generally thought of as a socially awkward nerd, but Sarah Dillon, Professor of Literature at Cambridge believes otherwise…
She joins Seán to discuss.
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