Alan Turing: “The Criminal who won the War”?
Alan Turing’s nephew Dermot Turing explores the inadequacy of the standard narrative, and invites us to re-appraise the legacy of his famous relative.
The National Museum of Computing
Month: April 2021
1939 Census
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September. It was devised to produce 40 million Identity Cards, when rationing was introduced.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Whitworths and Turvey Mill
This series of articles shows how Turvey Mill played an important part in the history of both the company and the Whitworth family.
Turvey History
Inside the greatest intelligence operation of WWII
Join Helen Fry for a journey inside the bugging of high-value German prisoners-of-war, the subject of her best-selling book ‘The Walls Have Ears’.
The National Museum of Computing
The geophysical survey of Borough Hill Hillfort, Daventry
Chris Chinnock’s lecture will discuss the findings of a geophysical survey and aerial drone survey on Borough Hill Hillfort.
CLASP
How I built my folly
A free talk by Alan Terrill, of The Folly Fellowship, a pressure group to protect, preserve, and promote follies, grottoes and garden buildings.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
The Indian Army during the First World War: An Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry Perspective
Stephen Barker highlights the Ox and Bucks part in the Iraq campaign and also the role played by Indian soldiers during the war.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Lords Austin and Nuffield, Giants of the British Motor Industry
The first half of the 20th century saw a struggle for supremacy in the British motor industry between Herbert Austin and William Morris.
Olney Archaeological Society
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: more than just a tea room
An exploration by Stella Grace Lyons of the life and distinctive work of the enigmatic Rennie Macintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald.
Arts Society North Bucks
Genius makers: meeting the mavericks inside AI’s revolution
Join New York Times’ reporter Cade Metz for a conversation about Genius Makers, his new book giving the inside story on a maverick group of scientists.
The National Museum of Computing