British Civil Servant

In fact, Alan Wilson can be said to receive the medal for the old man, and the credit for Pearl Harbor is not credited to him. This is actually a bit bitter for imperial civil servants who are very eager to progress.

"To be honest, my father's credit is far less direct than yours." Alan Wilson looked at the father of computers in front of him and said seriously, "I believe that one day, the computing power of machines will far exceed what humans can do. The limit reached. It is something that people today can't even imagine."

"Wilson, I didn't expect you to have such an understanding of this." Turing sighed greatly. Even in his native country, he had very few confidants, but he didn't expect that one of the civil servants would appear.

Turing talked about a paper he published titled "On the Application of Numerical Computation to Decision Difficulties".

After the article was published, it immediately attracted widespread attention. In the appendix of the paper, he described a machine that can assist mathematical research, which was later called "Turing machine". The most transformative aspect of this idea is that it is the first time in the symbolic logic of pure mathematics, and the real world. It was the first important paper in his life and the work that made him famous.

"Since you have this idea, you should work hard to realize it." Alan Wilson said with encouragement, "I believe that the day it comes out, it will be a masterpiece that changes human history."

In his heart, Alan Wilson regretted the fate of Turing in the past. Von Neumann was later called the father of modern computers. Compared with Turing, the contributions of the two people were not in the same dimension.

What Turing did is to clearly define computation, define a general-purpose machine, and at the same time prove the equivalence between computational models and the limits of computational models.

What von Neumann did was to effectively implement the definition of a computer using physical means. Look at the current computing models are called Turing machines, and von Neumann is just a von Neumann architecture.

The von Neumann architecture may one day change due to changes in the underlying physics, but the Turing machine model has basically reached the limit of computable equations. So Turing's contribution is indeed greater than that of von Neumann.

Alan Wilson even felt that he could leave his name in the history of computers, such as inventing a mouse or something, which did not conflict with the occupation of an imperial civil servant. It would be great to leave your name in history.

During the chat, the MI6 agents inside let in the meritorious people who came to receive the medal today, read the merits in the war, and brought out something like a certificate of honor, as well as the British Empire Medal awarded.

The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V during the First World War to fill the gaps in the British awards and awards system at that time. First, the Order of the Bath is awarded only to senior officers and public officials; the Order of St Michael and St George is only awarded to diplomats; and the Royal Order of Victoria is only awarded to those serving the British Royal Family.

As a result, for some people who participated in the First World War but did not go to the battlefield, George V hoped that they could be praised, but it was precisely because there was no suitable medal that prompted the establishment of this medal.

After the award, the agents of MI6 said that because you are a man of merit working on the secret front, you must understand the difficulties of awarding medals in MI6.

People with meritorious deeds naturally said nothing, and working for the empire is the greatest honor in this life.

Alan Wilson does not despise this kind of worthless medal at all. This medal did not save Turing in the end, so the key is to live in the moment, treat the medal with a realistic attitude, and don't be blinded by the so-called imperial glory. serious.

"Turing, do you have any thoughts on this medal?" After receiving the medal, Alan Wilson asked the father of computers if there was a mentality to do everything for the empire.

"This is certainly an honor, but I still want to go back to Cambridge to do my research well." Turing was not so excited. For him, the world of mathematics is far more attractive than this medal.

Cambridge? A greasy look flashed across Alan Wilson's face, as if all the rebellious people of the British Empire were in it. Although Turing is not a person like the Cambridge Five, he can be regarded as an anomaly in this era. m

"Wilson, you belong to that school." Turing only remembered at this time that Alan Wilson had not disclosed his education.

"Oriental College, Oxford University." Alan Wilson, feeling that he had nothing to hide, replied, "I'm coming back this time to graduate and then set off overseas."

"Oxford University, the atmosphere there is very conservative." The strange color on Turing's face flashed, and his attitude was not so cold, but he obviously did not have a high evaluation of Oxford University.

The relationship between the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge is more delicate in the UK. The two universities have a history of more than 800 years. The establishment of Cambridge University was established by the infighting of Oxford University that led to the exodus of a group of teachers. In other words, Cambridge itself is a rebel of Oxford University.

This group of rebels is still in the air, and the key point is that Oxford has not declined. When the emperor is still there, the rebels are still alive and well, which is more embarrassing.

"Conservative nature has its advantages, especially for civil servants." Alan Wilson chuckled. Oxford University is the cradle of the British Prime Minister, and has an overwhelming advantage in the civil service system. After the incident of the Cambridge Five, Oxford University advantages are more obvious.

Turing obviously didn't appreciate Alan Wilson's sophistication. "The most important thing in a university is academic research, not how many politicians there are. Wilson may not agree with my words."

"No, I agree very much. Those who didn't study well have gone to Imperial College. Being able to study at Oxford and Cambridge means that they already have a certain academic quality." .

Turing is Alan Wilson's opponent in terms of speaking, and nodded seriously, "Indeed, if you don't work hard, you can only go to Imperial College."

Alan Wilson and Turing chatted with each other. Compared with academics, Alan Wilson is not an opponent of the father of computing. The key point is that he has no experience in this area. Don't know much about the concept of computers! The topic can only be turned to the graduation thesis.

"Can you invite me to my graduation thesis speech to support the scene?" Alan Wilson took the initiative to invite, "I am afraid that my speech will not attract people, and it will be embarrassing if few people listen."

Turing frowned slightly, and actually didn't want to go in his heart, but Alan Wilson left a good impression on himself, and finally nodded, leaving his contact information.

In fact, Alan Wilson didn't mean to invite Turing, he just wanted Turing's contact information. But this requires verbal packaging to conceal the true intentions.

I can't say, I know you are a comrade, and now I am going to save you in the name of the savior, patted the other person's shoulder and said, if you encounter any trouble in the future, you can ask me for help, I will definitely help.

The most important thing is that Alan Wilson really needs someone to support the scene in his graduation speech. From now on, he will invite a group of civil servants to attend his graduation ceremony.

In the following days, Alan Wilson launched a criminal corruption plan for the imperial civil servants. The just and honest Whitehall civil servants, who were drawn by Alan Wilson, who was born in British India, fell into the abyss of evil step by step.

"If the Soviet Union gave me a ton of gold, I would be no better than any of the Cambridge Five." Alan Wilson, who had returned home, stood by the window, pinching his waist, and said with a terrifying expression.

The only embarrassing thing is that the Eastern College responded with a notice that Alan Wilson's graduation was scheduled for the end of October. This is even later than the time of the United Nations General Assembly. It can be seen that academic clans are an important factor hindering human progress, and Alan Wilson, who is in urgent need of progress, must be ranked so low.

Alan Wilson, who returned from the British-occupied area, continued his lavish life. He could only use alcohol to numb his idle soul. Of course, there were also many young heroes in Whitehall who were also paralyzed.

"Burgess, do you know Turing? You are also a Cambridge scholar." Alan Wilson tried to see if he could get the words out of the Cambridge Five.

"Turing, I know him." Burgess recalled and finally remembered, "I had a good relationship with him for a while, but his personality is too quiet, and I prefer to communicate. So After that, it's not easy to disturb the other party's research~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Oh!" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, as if Burgess was also a comrade! Turing's accident happened after the Cambridge Five. Alan Wilson maliciously conjectured, was he implicated by the Cambridge Five?

This is very possible. Both have problems with their sexual orientation. The British counterintelligence agency may think that comrades are more likely to be seduced by the Soviet Union.

"By the way, I'm graduating at the end of the month, and you know I've been working in British India for a long time. I don't have any friends in London, so I hope you can be there when the time comes." Alan Wilson made an invitation.

"Don't have any friends?" Burgess asked rhetorically, looking like you were joking with me, "How many people accepted the invitation?"

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Indian Affairs, the city government, and friends from Whitehall, sixty or seventy people. It must be less than one hundred." Alan Wilson simply calculated with his fingers and replied, "But when I think of Oxford The size of the university, I always had little confidence, it was more nerve-racking than I was working in British India."

Is it nervous that there is no stage for you to perform? Burgess shook his head slightly and agreed, "Okay, I'll find some friends to go with."