Alan Turing Papers Found in Loft And Saved From Shredder to Fetch a Record $625,000

Alan Turing Papers Found in Loft And Saved From Shredder to Fetch a Record $625,000

A treasure trove of scientific papers by codebreaking war hero Alan Turing have fetched over a half million dollars at auction after being found in a loft and nearly shredded. The incredible archive of important works by the British mathematical genius was discovered gathering dust at a property in London after it was gifted to […] The post Alan Turing Papers Found in Loft And Saved From Shredder to Fetch a Record $625,000 appeared first on Good…

Antiques Roadshow expert unearths Alan Turing documents almost destroyed

Some of the "most important" papers ever handled by Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, were sold for a combined total of £465,000 after they were almost shredded