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Mathematician and computer scientistIntellectual life1912–1954

Alan Turing

A British mathematician and logician, he cracked the Nazi Enigma code at Bletchley Park and laid the theoretical foundations of computing (Turing Machine, Turing Test). Prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952, chemically castrated, he died in 1954; posthumously pardoned in 2013.

Closest spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Neo-Malthusianism
Closest personality
Nicolas de Condorcet
Portrait of Alan Turing
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal34%
    Unitary66%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy70%
    Autocracy30%
  • Power

    Strong · Liberty
    Security18%
    Liberty83%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation23%
    Multiculturalism78%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Internationalist
    Internationalist59%
    Nationalist41%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public70%
    Private30%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning49%
    Free market51%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious88%
    Religious13%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive71%
    Traditionalist29%
  • Technology

    Very strong · Technology
    Technology93%
    Biology8%

What sets Alan Turing apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Alan Turing leans further toward irreligious than 92% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Alan Turing 88

Of all the topics, Religion is where Alan Turing stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, Alan Turing sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 36Alan Turing 34

Here they share common ground with most personalities.