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Novel analysis reveals playful side of Alan Turing

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Novel analysis reveals playful side of Alan Turing
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New analysis of a previously unpublished short story by Alan Turing suggests the mathematician was a more playful and complex individual than the 'isolated genius' stereotype suggests. The story, 'Pryce's Buoy', appears to fictionalize a sexual encounter that led to Turing's 1952 arrest.

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Prof Sarah Dillon studied Alan Turing's short story, Pryce's Buoy

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