At Google, we’re passionate about finding ways to inspire the next generation of technologists and engineers, and we think museums are a great way to do it. Earlier this year , and again this week we announced how we are supporting science museums internationally through charitable gifts.Science Museum in London, gave details of two forthcoming exhibitions supported by their Google grants.Alan Turing will open in June 2012. Turing formalized the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine. The Science Museum’s biographical exhibition will examine Turing’s inspirational (and tragic) story, using objects (including some which have never been on public display), archive material, interactive exhibits, photographs and quotations.Bletchley Park , where Turing’s code-breaking genius helped shorten the second World War and saved thousands of lives.Posted by Peter Barron, Director, External Relations, EMEA
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