Sir Dermot Turing

A physical event in the museum - we hope to live stream this question and answer session

The popular image of Alan Turing is ‘the heroic codebreaker who was persecuted for being homosexual and thereby killed himself.’ In discussion with TNMOC Museum Director Jacqui Garrad, Alan Turing’s nephew Dermot Turing explores the inadequacy of the standard narrative, and invites us to re-appraise the legacy of his famous relative.

Sir Dermot Turing

Dermot Turing is the acclaimed author of Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, a biography of his famous uncle, The Story of Computing, and most recently the award-winning X, Y and Z – the real story of how Enigma was broken. His new book, a reappraisal of Alan Turing’s legacy, Reflections of Alan Turing, is published on 22 April He began writing in 2014 after a career in law. Dermot worked for the Government Legal Service and then the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner until 2014. He is a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford.

Discussion. 30 minutes pre-arranged Q&A between Jacqui and Dermot, then 30 minutes floor questions

Further details on how to submit questions and book your place available in due course.