> Alan Turing remained relatively obscure until 2012, when the British government declassified key documents that revealed the extent to which his code-breaking skills helped to undermine the Germans’ enigma machine in World War Two, changing the course of the war and giving the Allies a significant advantage over their Nazi adversaries.
That's a rather odd claim to make. The ACM's Turing Award has been given out since 1966; Turing's crucial role in the breaking of Enigma was revealed in the 70's. In 1999, he was one listed as one of Time magazine's 100 most important people of the 20th century.
As far as I can determine, the only new information that was declassified in 2012 was a couple of technical papers from Turing's work at Bletchley Park. Any relationship to public awareness of his life seems entirely coincidental.
That's a rather odd claim to make. The ACM's Turing Award has been given out since 1966; Turing's crucial role in the breaking of Enigma was revealed in the 70's. In 1999, he was one listed as one of Time magazine's 100 most important people of the 20th century.
As far as I can determine, the only new information that was declassified in 2012 was a couple of technical papers from Turing's work at Bletchley Park. Any relationship to public awareness of his life seems entirely coincidental.