【中英双语阅读】“计算机科学之父”图灵成为50英镑人物
【中英双语阅读】“计算机科学之父”图灵成为50英镑人物(关注本站,每天一篇英文简报,了解世界,增进知识)
Famous World War II codebreaker Alan Turing is to feature on the new 50-pound bank note, the Bank of England announced Monday.
英格兰银行周一宣布,二战时期著名的电码译员阿兰·图灵的画像将出现在新版50镑纸币上。
The 50-pound note will be the last of the Bank of England collection to switch from paper to polymer when it enters circulation by the end of 2021.
50英镑钞票将是英国银行收集的最后一个,它在2021年底进入流通时从纸张转换为聚合物。
Computer pioneer Turing is famed for his work during the war at Bletchley Park where he cracked German codes in what was to be vital for allied success in the war. After his wartime work, he was pivotal in the development of early computers at the University of Manchester.
计算机先驱图灵以其在布莱切利公园战争期间的工作而闻名,在那里他破解了德国法典,这对于联盟在战争中的成功至关重要。在他的战时工作之后,他在曼彻斯特大学开发早期计算机方面发挥了关键作用。
Bank of England governor Mark Carney said "Alan Turing was an outstanding mathematician whose work has had an enormous impact on how we live today."
英格兰银行行长马克·卡尼说:“阿兰·图灵是一位杰出的数学家,他的工作对我们今天的生活方式产生了巨大的影响。”
"As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing's contributions were far ranging and path breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand," Carney said.
“作为计算机科学和人工智能的父亲,以及战争英雄,阿兰图灵的贡献远远不及破坏。图灵是一个巨大的肩膀,现在很多人站立,”卡尼说。
The Bank of England said Turing have left an impact on both science and society today.
英格兰银行表示,图灵今天对科学和社会产生了影响。
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