Public Lecture - Alan Turing: Coding for Life

University of Exeter

From Enigma to the Programming of Life: Alan Turing’s achievements explored in a discussion between Dr Kyle Wedgwood and Sir Dermot Turing.

Alumni Auditorium, Forum, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter

Date: Tuesday 29 March 2022Timings:In person event: If you are attending the lecture in person, the doors will open at 18:15 and the lecture will commence at 18:30.Online event: If you are attending remotely, the live stream of the lecture, will commence at approximately 18:30.The lecture will end at 19:30 and there will be some time afterwards for bookplate signing.Location: Alumni Auditorium, The Forum, University of Exeter, Streatham Campus, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4PT and online. A map of the campus can be <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/streathammap/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">found here</a>. The Alumni Auditorium is building 3, 6G.<h3>Overview</h3>This public lecture, which is hosted by the <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/quantitativemodelling/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EPSRC Hub for Quantitative Modelling in Healthcare</a>, is intended to provide a platform for people to separate truth from fiction in the story of Alan Turing’s scientific accomplishments. Guest speaker, <a href="https://dermotturing.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sir Dermot Turing </a>will be joined by <a href="https://emps.exeter.ac.uk/mathematics/staff/kcaw201" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Kyle Wedgwood</a> (lecturer in the <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/livingsystems/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Living Systems Institute</a>) to discuss and explore the scientific achievements of Alan Turing across his career. Starting from the efforts to “break” the Enigma machine, Dermot will decipher the real story of Alan Turing’s work. Over the course of the evening, Dermot and Kyle will reflect on the impact of Alan Turing’s early machines on the development of modern computers, and later, on his contribution to answering fundamental questions about life and the natural world. Questions for the speakersQuestions from the audience are actively encouraged throughout the session (and on the registration form) with an aim is promote a lively an interactive forum for discussion.Please note that remote attendees will not have the ability to ask questions during the event. Please feel free to submit a question for Sir Dermot upon registering for the event.Bookplate signing After the lecture, Dermot will be available to sign bookplates for his books Alan Turing Decoded, Reflections of Alan Turing, and X,Y and Z: the real story of how Enigma was broken.

<h3>Registration</h3>Please register using the ‘register’ link on this page. If you have any questions regarding the organisation of this event please contact: healthcarehub@exeter.ac.uk

<h3>Speakers</h3><a href="https://dermotturing.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sir Dermot Turing</a> is the acclaimed author of Prof, a biography of his famous uncle, The Story of Computing, and most recently X, Y and Z – the real story of how Enigma was broken. He is also a regular speaker at historical and other events. He began writing in 2014 after a career in law.Sir Dermot Turing – like his celebrated uncle <a href="https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/what-alan-turing-means-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alan Turing</a> – was educated at Sherborne School and King’s College, Cambridge. After doing a D.Phil in Genetics at Oxford, he concluded that scientific research was not for him, and moved into the legal profession.Dermot worked for the Government Legal Service and then the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner until 2014. His specialism was financial sector regulation, particularly the problems associated with failed banks, and financial market infrastructure.As well as writing and speaking, Dermot is a trustee of The Turing Trust and a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford. He continues his interest in the financial world.Dermot lives in Hertfordshire. He is married with two sons, and as well as history his interests include cooking, gardening and opera.

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