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I feel deeply outraged that this precious scientific artifact was simply auctioned, instead of given to TNMoC, the British Museum, or really any institution com
by nmc 11y ago
I feel deeply outraged that this precious scientific artifact was simply auctioned, instead of given to TNMoC, the British Museum, or really any institution committed to studying it and presenting it to the public.
- Ntrails 11y agoParaphrasing the article: "It was given to someone else by Turing, who kept it for their lifetime (as it contained a personal note), whilst everything else of his they possessed WAS handed to a museum." It seems the heirs of the owner were less interested in preserving history for the masses and more concerned with a free 500k. I'm not sure I can blame them terribly much. I can't help but be curious as to the message though.