| King's/PP/AMT contains: |
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| A |
Biographical and personal papers |
| B |
Publications, lectures and talks written or owned by AMT |
| C |
Unpublished manuscripts and drafts |
| D |
Correspondence |
| E |
Turing Celebration Day |
| K |
Material given to King's College, Cambridge in 1960 |
| X |
Extra material |
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The Papers of Alan Mathison Turing
| Title |
Material given to King's College, Cambridge in 1960 |
| Reference |
AMT/K |
| Covering Dates |
1917–1960 |
| Extent and Medium |
0.5 box; paper |
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| Content and context |
This material was given to King's College by Mrs Sara Turing in 1960. |
| King's/PP/AMT/K contains: |
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1
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Letters mainly to his mother, Sara Turing.
3 volumes and 4 envelopes; paper. |
1 Apr. 1923-Jan. 1954 |
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2
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Précis of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The file comprises autograph manuscript notes putting the argument of 'The Theory of Relativity' by Albert Einstein in simple form, taking the book chapter by chapter, with directions on how to read it. It includes Calendars for 1928 and 1929 on the back cover. A manuscript note on the inside cover by Mrs Turing reads: 'Précis of The Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein, written for his mother, by Alan M. Turing, when aged 15 1/2' . A typescript letter from Mrs Turing to the Librarian of King's College has been inserted inside the front cover, presenting the book to the College, 31 May, 1960. The file includes a photocopy of the notebook.
1 notebook and 25 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1927 |
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3
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Diagrams for work on morphogenesis. The file contains coloured diagrams showing patterns of dappling and calculations, made by AMT in connection with his work on morphogenesis. The diagrams include:- 3 parastichy diagrams; the daisy ring diagram; 3 Real and Fourier space diagrams; and 2 contour plot diagrams.
8 sheets in envelope; paper. |
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4
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Copy of a précis of 'Computable Numbers'. Typescript copy, made by Mrs Turing, of the first rough draft of a précis of 'Computable Numbers', made for 'Comptes Rendues'.
2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
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5
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Press cuttings, articles and obituaries. The file comprises:-. - 16 press cuttings on ACE [Automatic Computing Engine], AMT's athletics, and obituaries of AMT;. - typescript and copy typescript by Mrs Turing of an obituary notice for AMT from National Physical Laboratory, Teddington;. - typescript copy by Mrs Turing of an article on AMT from 'Nature', 18 Sept. 1954, by R. O. Gandy;. - photocopy of 'Man Viewed as a Machine' by John G. Kemeny in 'Scientific American', Apr. 1955, pp. 58-67;. - 'Tekhnika Molodezhi', Apr. 1955, pp. 7-10, containing an article on the Turing machine; the file also contains a typescript translation of this article ('Can "thinking" machines solve any problem?' by V. Pekelis), translated by H. J. Norton, 4 May 1960. - 'King's College Annual Report', 1954, containing an obituary of AMT on pp.5-6.
17 items in envelope; paper. |
1946–1960 |
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6
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Post-mortem report and inquest depositions. The file comprises typescript copies of depositions made at the inquest on AMT, and a cyclostyled copy of the post-mortem examination report on AMT.
4 items in envelope; paper. |
8 June 1954 |
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7
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Photographs of AMT and related material.
42 items in envelope; paper. |
1917–1951 |
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