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Bust of Alan Turing (h 31)
expert, Alan Turing, was unveiled by his nephew, Sir Dermot Turing (h 78). The bust is the work of acclaimed sculptor David Williams-Ellis whose recent work includes the D-Day sculpture at the British Normandy Memorial. The bust stands at the heart of the School overlooked by the library where Alan Turing studied. The sculpture was commissioned by former local resident Kathryn Ballisat who was inspired by Turing’s story and his connection to the town. On 23 June on what would have been Alan’s birthday, the Bank of England released the new polymer £50 note which features a photograph taken of Alan Turing in 1951 when he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. It also features the ACE computing machine and technical drawings of the Bombe Machine, which he designed, his birthdate in binary code and a quote from an interview he gave in 1949, This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only a shadow of what is going to be. The Bank of England has generously presented the School with a limitededition print of the artwork for the bank note signed by Sarah John, Chief Cashier and Director of Notes at the Bank of England.
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This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only a shadow of what is going to be.
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On Saturday 26 June a bronze bust of the wartime code buster and computer
