The Man Who Cracked the Nazi Code: The Story of Alan Turing - 'The Man Who Cracked the Nazi Code - The Story of Alan Turing'
British iTunes Chart Performance

• Release date: 15 Jun 2015
• Chart debut: #35 (17 Jun 2015)
• Highest Position: #35 (17 Jun 2015)
• Most recent chart position: #81 (19 Jun 2015)
• Days on UK TV Episodes Chart: 4

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6 june 1944 d-day the biggest land and sea operation in history 256000 men 20000 vehicles and 4000 landing craft on this pivotal moment in history when the outcome of the second world war was at stake much has been...

...recounted analysed examined filmed and filmed again and yet what if i told you the d-day landings were only possible thanks to a socially-awkward anti-militarist mathematician whose dream was to build an artificial brain far-fetched lets add that this crazy dream besides bringing a halt to hitler's plans gave rise to modern computer science the dreamer in question was alan turing and his field was the most fundamental branch of mathematics logic how could someone who lived in the realm of ideas have had such an impact on history and the world the answer can be found at the end of a railway line on the outskirts of london in a quiet little town by the name of bletchley it was here during the second world war that a huge game of chess was played out the aim of which was to crack the encoded communications of the german army in this game which changed the course of history the key player was an eccentric homosexual a non-conformist mathematician and keen cross-country runner with a taste for self-mockery alan turing alan turing's contribution to the allied victory was never properly recognised sadly within ten years of the end of the war turing was found mysteriously dead in his bedroom assumed suicide but never clearly proven