We need Alan Turing’s innovative mindset to make it through coronavirus We need Turing’s innovative mindset to make it through coronavirus Alan Turing designed the curiously named Bombe machine during the early stages of World War II. A forerunner to the computer, the Bombe was able to rapidly intercept messages, quickly decode them, and thereby allow allied forces to react within hours rather than weeks. Stories from the world of codebreaking today bring to vivid life [...]
