Detail View: SHIMMER: Alan Mathison Turing Memorial
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Title:
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Alan Mathison Turing Memorial
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Creation Date:
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2001
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Image Date:
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2005
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Period:
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21st century
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Location:
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Manchester
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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Bronze
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Display Creator:
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HUGHES, Glyn
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Image ID:
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06-0239
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Description:
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Location: Sackville Gardens. View of memorial. Turing, a victim of homophobic prejudice, died after taking a bite from an apple poisoned with cyanide. The back of bench has Turing name and dates plus a motto encoded by the wartime German 'Enigma' code. A plaque in paving reads: " .. 1912-1954 / Father of Computer Science / Mathematician, Logician / Wartime Codebreaker / Victim of Prejudice .."
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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DIGITAL IMAGE ONLY
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Related Information:
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Alan Turing memorial. For more information see < http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/sculpture/turing.htm >.
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Creator:
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HUGHES, Glyn
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Creator Dates - Active:
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20th century
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor and designer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Subject Heading:
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Monuments -- England -- Manchester
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Subject Heading:
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Memorials -- England -- Manchester
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Manchester
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Subject Heading:
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Homophobia
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Subject Heading:
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Turing, Alan Mathison (1912-1954)
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Subject Heading:
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Bronze sculpture
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Subject Heading:
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Benches
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- Manchester
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Subject Heading:
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Portrait sculpture
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Subject Heading:
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Garden squares -- England -- Manchester
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