Chapter 950 Alan Mathison Turing (1/2)

Chapter 950 Alan Mathison Turing

The London conference was discussing how to divide up European interests, while in Australasia, Arthur was also plotting how to deploy an important technology for the future, namely the development of computer technology.

When it comes to computer technology, we have to mention Alan Mathison Turing, a famous British mathematician and logician, who is known as the father of computer science, the father of artificial intelligence, and the founder of computer logic.

There is actually a little-known secret history about the development of computer science.

Although the first well-known computer was made by the US military, the electronic computer "Giant" developed by the UK for cracking secret messages was two years earlier than the so-called first computer in the United States.

But the British have always remained silent about the honor of the first computer they developed. Not only has there been no statement that the honor of the first computer should belong to the UK, but even Turing, who developed the first computer, is rarely mentioned.

What is the reason?

The reason for everything is actually because of Turing himself.

In terms of Turing's contribution to the computer industry, he is definitely a true pioneer of computer technology and is also recognized as the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.

But because his orientation was not recognized at the time, Turing suffered considerable pressure and was even forced to receive psychiatric treatment and eventually committed suicide.

Although in the 21st century, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom announced a pardon for Turing. But Turing's death at that time had been nearly 60 years, and the so-called pardon was actually just a compromise for the British public opinion.

Considering Turing's importance to the development of computer science, Arthur felt it necessary to let Turing avoid the historical ending and make him the father of computer science sought after by people, rather than the tragic ending.

Besides, considering Turing's great contribution to the development of computer science, even if there are some minor problems, it is completely acceptable.

The good news is that Turing is in Australasia at this time and is studying for a doctorate at the University of Australasia.

This also made Arthur have to be grateful for the demise of the United States, otherwise, the United States, with its industrial and economic status, would be more attractive than Australasia.

In history, Turing studied for a doctorate at Princeton University in the United States, and after obtaining his doctorate, he returned to the UK to work on deciphering secret messages.

Now that he has come to Australasia, Arthur is not going to let Turing go back. After all, if Turing is there, Australasia's research and development in computers will not only be one step ahead of the world, but will also achieve considerable success in computer logic.

You know, the famous Turing machine was created by Turing at Princeton University. Although the Turing machine has not yet been born, Turing has the ability in this area.

Although Turing has currently obtained honors including a fellow of King's College, Cambridge University, Arthur is still confident that he will keep Turing in Australasia.

In addition to Arthur's greater attention to Turing, the excessive prejudice of the British government and religion against Turing is also the reason why Arthur believes that Turing will stay in Australasia.

Although Australasia will not accept this, with Arthur's protection, Turing will not face the tragic ending in history.

In mid-November 1937, Arthur instructed the National University of Australia to establish a computing laboratory for the purpose of deciphering the enemy's secret messages.

Arthur ordered the National University to screen talents to join the computing laboratory, and he would meet them in person after confirming the candidates for the computer laboratory.

This order was highly valued by the National University of Australia. The president of the National University, Antma, started to screen talents within the university and quickly confirmed the first batch of candidates to join the computing laboratory. British doctoral student Turing was among them.

Turing was quite surprised to receive the invitation from the National University Computing Laboratory. But this did not conflict with his studies, and the specific work content of the computing laboratory was also of interest to him, so Turing did not refuse.

After that, Arthur met with the first batch of candidates for the computing laboratory.

All these candidates were selected from the National University of Australia, and they were all top talents in the Department of Mathematics. Except for a few young doctoral students like Turing, most of the rest were professors and experts in the Department of Mathematics of the National University of Australia.

Everyone who was met by Arthur was very excited, even Turing was not surprised. At present, Arthur's status is no less than that of King George VI of the United Kingdom.

Even if we start from the recognition of European nobles, Arthur's current reputation among European nobles is higher than that of George VI.

In addition, Arthur is more senior and more famous in Europe, so for Turing, the level of tension is even higher than meeting the King of England.

And for all the natives of Australasia, being received by Arthur is no less than or even better than winning the top awards in the research field.

There are countless talents in the scientific research community in Australasia, and there are thousands of people who have joined the Royal Academy of Sciences.

But the number of people who can be received by Arthur may be only about a hundred. This is not only a very special honor, but also something that all Australians are extremely excited about and look forward to all the time.

Actually, it is normal to think about it. Although the glorious era of monarchy has gradually come to an end, the status of monarchy is still relatively stable in the world at this time.

As long as monarchical powers like the British Empire and the Australasian Empire remain standing, the monarchy may weaken, but it will never be extinct.

In such a monarchical country, the people will naturally worship and fanatize the monarch more.

Not to mention that Arthur made Australasia independent and led Australasia to become an emperor of great powers. Combined with various welfare policies, the people's enthusiasm for Arthur is from the heart, which is why everyone Arthur meets will be very excited.

Not to mention that in the era when the monarchy was still glorious, even a hundred years later, an ordinary person suddenly got close to and encouraged by the king and the emperor. It is impossible not to be excited.

What's more, Arthur is different from ordinary monarchs. In this scenario, no matter who sees Arthur, there is only one reason why he is not excited, that is, they have just immigrated to Australasia and their recognition of Arthur is not high.

Of course, all of this depends on a premise, that is, the person being received has a sense of identity and honor for Australasia.

Arthur had a brief individual conversation with each person, and after the conversation, he announced the specific candidates for the computing laboratory.

Considering that Turing is a British citizen and is only studying for a doctorate in Australasia, Arthur only let Turing serve as a computing expert in the computing laboratory, and did not make him the specific person in charge of the laboratory. But computing experts are definitely not ordinary members. Because there are only more than ten people in the computing laboratory at present, in addition to the most important person in charge, computing experts are the highest-ranking and most powerful candidates in the laboratory.

Even if there is a disagreement in computing, the computing expert's voice is still higher than the specific person in charge.

Arthur gave Turing such a high position for a purpose. First of all, this can show Arthur's attention to Turing.

After all, it is impossible to say that he is not valued for being just a foreign doctoral student who can become a computing expert in the newly established computing laboratory in Australasia.

Secondly, getting the title of computing expert above many professors and math geniuses, others are more or less dissatisfied.

Of course, considering Arthur's huge reputation, the dissatisfaction of these professors and math geniuses will not be directed at Arthur, but at Turing above them.

This can also be regarded as a test of Arthur for the Turing of this world. If Turing can get the recognition of these professors and math geniuses, it proves that Turing's ability is indeed worthy of the name, and he is the father of computer science in history. He is naturally worthy of Australasia.

But if Turing can't win the competition in a small computing laboratory, then why doesn't Arthur rely on local talents in Australasia to develop computers?

After all, if the ability is not much different, Arthur trusts the talents cultivated by Australasia more.

They have a higher degree of recognition of Australasia, are more loyal to the country, and are less likely to be infiltrated by spies, and are unlikely to sell state secrets.

Arthur did not appoint Tu Ling as the head of the computing laboratory in order to take care of the emotions of local talents.

If Turing is capable, he will soon become the head of the computing laboratory and be fully responsible for computer-related research and development.

But if Turing fails in the competition within the laboratory, Arthur will not consider winning over Turing. Instead, he will re-screen talents within the computing laboratory and start Australasia's own computer research and development.

Of course, Arthur will not let go of such talents that may threaten him in the future.

If Turing is willing to stay in Australasia to work after failing in the competition, Arthur will not mind the deeds of an outstanding talent.

But if Turing remains loyal to Britain, there is no way. The Australasian Protestant Church is extremely opposed to Turing's hobbies and uses religion to sanction Turing.

This is the benefit of mastering religion. For Arthur, it is completely possible to subtly influence the choices of all Australasia people by changing religious dogmas.

The influence of religion on people is unquestionable. Although Europe is one of the most developed regions at present, due to the ignorance and backwardness of Europe in the Middle Ages, Europeans still have a high degree of conviction in religion.

After all, the so-called Renaissance and religious secularization in Europe lasted only two or three hundred years, and the people's enthusiasm and obedience to religion have not completely dissipated.

Even in later generations, the Vatican, which is actually only the size of a church, is still the center of all Catholics in the world and a holy place in the hearts of all Catholics.

This is nearly a hundred years later, and Europeans still believe in Catholicism. A hundred years ago, people's belief in religion was more fanatical, and the influence of religion was actually higher.

However, this is a good thing for Arthur. Because Australasian Protestantism is in his own hands, the people's belief in Australasian Protestantism is actually a belief in imperial power.

Religion has no threat to imperial power, but will become a very powerful means for the Australasian emperor to control the entire empire.

It is precisely because of this that Arthur will vigorously develop Australasian Protestantism and preach to all immigrants.

Currently, there are four major ethnic groups in Australasia, namely British, Russian, German and native Australasia.

Among them, the proportion of British and native Australasia has returned to about 61%, which is a relatively healthy number, and the country will be relatively stable.

It is worth mentioning that all Protestant people in Australasia account for about 77% of the total population, which also means that some Germans and Russians also believe in Australasia Protestantism.

After all, Protestantism is also one of the two major religions in Germany, so it is not surprising that there are many Protestant immigrants in Germany.

As for the conversion of Russians to Protestantism, it is actually a development trend in Australasia.

Although Australasia has maintained diversity in religion, except for some large cities, there are not many Orthodox churches in small cities and towns.

Australasia Protestant churches and some Catholic churches can be seen everywhere, and there are Protestants everywhere in the country. After these Russians completely immigrated to Australasia, they had to change their beliefs so as to better integrate into the whole country.

However, Arthur did not enforce this aspect. In addition to forcing everyone to learn the Australasian-style English, the religion is only to promote the belief in Protestantism.

But this is enough. According to the current growth of the proportion of Protestants, the influence of Catholicism and Orthodoxy in Australasia will become lower and lower.

Arthur did not think of completely eliminating these two religions in Australasia. After all, to put it bluntly, they are all branches of Christianity, and there is not much conflict in religious beliefs.

On the contrary, it is the religion believed by the indigenous people of Kalimantan that has a fundamental ideological conflict with Christianity.

In Arthur's deployment of spheres of influence, both the Philippines and Kalimantan must be brainwashed and controlled religiously.

The good news is that after the Philippines experienced the colonization of Spain and the United States, there are already many Filipinos who believe in Catholicism and Protestantism.

On the whole, it is much easier to brainwash religion in the Philippines than in Kalimantan. It is actually in line with Arthur's expectations and plans to make Christianity one of the main religions in the Philippines and Kalimantan.