28 moments

1. Childhood at Baston Lodge

   1912-01-01 · Baston Lodge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England

   During his childhood, Turing stayed at Baston Lodge in St Leonards-on-Sea while his parents travelled between Britain and India. The source does not provide dates for the stays; 1912 marks the beginning of his childhood period.

2. Birth in Maida Vale

   1912-06-23 · Maida Vale, London, England

   Alan Turing was born in Maida Vale, London. Coordinates represent the former nursing-home site, later the Colonnade Hotel.

3. St Michael's primary school

   1918-01-01 · St Michael's School, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England

   Turing attended St Michael's primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea from approximately age six through age nine. 1918 is the supported approximate start year calculated from his age; the source gives an age range rather than calendar dates.

4. Hazelhurst Preparatory School

   1922-01-01 · Hazelhurst Preparatory School, Frant, East Sussex, England

   Turing was educated at Hazelhurst Preparatory School in Frant, Sussex.

5. Sherborne School arrival

   1926-01-01 · Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England

   

   Turing entered Sherborne School, where he boarded at Westcott House.

6. King's College undergraduate studies

   1931-02-01 · King's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

   Turing began undergraduate mathematical studies at the University of Cambridge. Coordinates identify King's College, the college named in the surrounding biography.

7. Fellowship at King's College

   1935-01-01 · King's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

   Turing became a Fellow of King's College after completing his Cambridge dissertation work.

8. Princeton doctoral study

   1936-09-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

   

   Turing began the period in which he studied under Alonzo Church at Princeton University.

9. Princeton PhD

   1938-06-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

   

   Turing received his PhD from Princeton's Department of Mathematics.

10. Return to Cambridge

    1939-01-01 · University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

    After returning to Cambridge, Turing attended Ludwig Wittgenstein's lectures on the foundations of mathematics. The specific lecture venue is not given; coordinates represent central University of Cambridge.

11. Reports to Bletchley Park

    1939-09-04 · Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

    

    On the day after Britain declared war on Germany, Turing reported to the Government Code and Cypher School's wartime station at Bletchley Park.

12. Hut 8 naval Enigma work

    1939-12-01 · Hut 8, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

    

    At Bletchley Park, Turing solved an essential part of the German naval Enigma indicator system and developed the idea of Banburismus. The sentence is within the article's Hut 8 and Bletchley Park account; coordinates represent Hut 8 at Bletchley Park.

13. Computing Machine Laboratory visit

    1942-11-01 · Dayton, Ohio, United States

    During his United States trip, Turing visited the Computing Machine Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio. The article gives no more precise site; coordinates represent central Dayton.

14. Washington naval-cryptanalysis visit

    1942-11-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Turing travelled to the United States and worked with U.S. Navy cryptanalysts on naval Enigma and bombe construction in Washington. The cited account identifies Washington but not a specific Navy facility; coordinates represent central Washington, D.C.

15. Return to Bletchley Park

    1943-03-01 · Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

    

    Turing returned to Bletchley Park after his American mission and became a general consultant for cryptanalysis.

16. Hampton residence during ACE design

    1945-01-01 · Hampton, London, England

    Turing lived in Hampton while working on the design of the Automatic Computing Engine for the National Physical Laboratory. Coordinates represent Hampton; the residence address is not specified in the cited text.

17. National Physical Laboratory ACE work

    1946-02-19 · National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, England

    Turing presented the first detailed design of a stored-program computer while engaged in the ACE project at the National Physical Laboratory. The immediately preceding text places his ACE design work at the National Physical Laboratory, but the quoted sentence does not name the presentation venue.

18. Cambridge sabbatical return

    1947-01-01 · University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

    Late in 1947, Turing returned to Cambridge for a sabbatical year and produced work on intelligent machinery. The specific Cambridge location is not provided; coordinates represent central University of Cambridge.

19. Göttingen colloquium with Konrad Zuse

    1947-01-01 · Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Turing participated in a Göttingen colloquium involving Konrad Zuse, John Womersley, and German researchers. The source gives the year but not a more precise date or venue.

20. Copper Folly residence

    1948-01-01 · 43 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

    After taking up his Manchester appointment, Turing lived at Copper Folly on Adlington Road in Wilmslow. The surrounding sentence dates his Manchester appointment to 1948; the article elsewhere identifies this as his final-years home.

21. University of Manchester appointment

    1948-01-01 · University of Manchester, Manchester, England

    Turing became a reader in the University of Manchester's Mathematics Department and later helped develop early stored-program computers. Coordinates represent the historic University of Manchester science-campus area.

22. Ratio Club introductory talk

    1950-04-21 · London, England

    Turing gave his introductory talk after accepting an invitation to join London's Ratio Club, a dining club for cybernetics researchers. The Ratio Club is identified as a London dining club, but the source does not specify the meeting venue; coordinates represent central London.

23. Meeting Arnold Murray on Oxford Road

    1951-12-01 · Oxford Road, Manchester, England

    Turing met Arnold Murray outside the Regal Cinema while walking along Oxford Road in Manchester. Coordinates represent the former Regal Cinema, later the Dancehouse Theatre.

24. Norway visit

    1952-01-01 · Norway

    After being denied entry to the United States, Turing visited Norway during the summer. The source does not identify a Norwegian city; coordinates are a representative point for Norway.

25. Sessions House committal proceedings

    1952-02-27 · Sessions House, Knutsford, Cheshire, England

    Turing attended the initial committal proceedings in the gross-indecency case against him and Arnold Murray. Coordinates represent central Knutsford near the historic Sessions House site.

26. Gross-indecency trial

    1952-03-31 · Knutsford, Cheshire, England

    Turing's case with Arnold Murray was brought to trial after the Knutsford committal proceedings. The quoted sentence establishes the trial date but not its venue; the previous sentence places the initial proceedings at Knutsford Sessions House.

27. Blackpool Pleasure Beach visit

    1954-05-01 · Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire, England

    In May 1954, Turing visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach and entered a fortune teller's tent. The account supplies the month but not the day.

28. Death at Copper Folly

    1954-06-07 · 43 Adlington Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

    Turing died at his home at 43 Adlington Road in Wilmslow; a post-mortem determined the date of death as 7 June 1954. The preceding sentence states that he was found dead at his home at 43 Adlington Road.