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Alan Turing

More than six decades after his death, Alan Turing’s life remains a point of fascination—even for people who have no interest in his groundbreaking work in computer science.

Shaunacy Ferro
























Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, Archduchess of Austria, the woman known as Marie Antoinette never said "let them eat cake."

Scott Beggs