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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.

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Left
Closest Ideology
Keynesian Liberalism
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Catalog image for Alan Turing
1912–1954
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal33.8%
    Unitary66.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy70%
    Autocracy30%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Liberty
    Security17.5%
    Liberty82.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation22.5%
    Multicultural77.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force37.5%
    Negotiation62.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention56.2%
    Interventionist43.8%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public70%
    Private30%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction63.7%
    Markets36.3%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism33.8%
    Free trade66.2%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular87.5%
    Religious12.5%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive71.2%
    Traditionalist28.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Very strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration92.5%
    Ecologist7.5%

What distinguishes Alan Turing

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 38.7 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 49% SecularAlan Turing 88% Secular

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 1.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 36% FederalAlan Turing 34% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.