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The Highly Productive Habits of Alan Turing
Alan Turing slate statue at Bletchley Park museum.
Credit: Flickr user Duane Wessels
June 23 marks the 100th birthday of Alan Turing. If I had to name five people whose personal efforts led to the defeat of Nazi Germany, the English mathematician would surely be on my list. Turing's genius played a key role in helping the Allies win the Battle of the Atlantic—a naval blockade against the Third Reich that depended for success on the cracking and re-cracking of Germany's Enigma cipher.
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