In fact, Alan Wilson can be said to have received the medal for the old man, and the credit for Pearl Harbor is not credited to him. This is actually a bit bitter for the imperial civil servants who are very eager for 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 the limits of what people can achieve." It's something that people nowadays can't even think of. ”

"Wilson, I didn't expect you to know this about it as well." Turing sighed greatly, even in his homeland, there were very few confidants, but he didn't expect that there would be one among the civil servants.

Turing talked about a paper he had published, entitled "On the Application of Numerical Computation to the Problem of Decision-Making."

After the article was published, it immediately attracted wide attention. In the appendix of his dissertation, he described a machine that could assist in mathematical research, which was later called the "Turing machine", and the most transformative thing about this idea was that it established a connection between the symbolic logic of pure mathematics and the physical world for the first time, which was his first major paper and his most famous work.

"Since you have this kind of idea, you should work hard to realize it." Alan Wilson said encouragingly, "I believe that the day it comes out will be a masterpiece that will change the history of mankind." ”

Deep down, Alan Wilson lamented Turing's fate in the past, von Neumann later became known as the father of modern computers, and compared to Turing, the contributions of the two men were not in the same dimension.

What Turing did was to clearly define the computation, to define the general-purpose machine, and to prove the equivalence between the computational models, as well as the limits of the computational models.

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

The von Neumann architecture may change one day due to a change in the underlying physics, but the Turing machine model has almost reached the limit of the computable equations. So Turing's contribution was 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 profession of an imperial civil servant. How nice it would be to be able to leave your name in history.

During the chat, the MI6 agents inside asked the meritorious people who came to receive the medal today to come in, read out the merits of the war, and took out something similar to a certificate of honor, as well as the Order of the British Empire.

The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V during the First World War to fill the gap in the British honours and awards system at the time. First, the Order of the Bath was awarded only to high-ranking officers and public officials; The Order of St. Michael and St. George is awarded only to diplomats; The Royal Victoria Medal is awarded only to those who serve the British royal family.

As a result, George V wanted to praise those who had participated in the First World War but did not go to war, but it was precisely because there was no suitable medal that led to the creation of this medal.

After the award, MI6 agents said that because you are meritorious people working on the secret front, you should understand the pain of awarding medals in MI6.

People who have contributed to this naturally say that it is nothing, and working for the empire is the greatest glory in this life.

Alan Wilson doesn't look down on this kind of worthless medal at all, and this medal didn't 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 is serious.

"Turing, how do you feel about this medal?" After receiving the medal, Alan Wilson asked the father of the computer if he had the mentality of dedicating himself to the empire.

"It's an honour, but I still want to go back to Cambridge and do my research." Turing wasn't very excited, for him the world of mathematics was far more attractive than the medal.

Cambridge? Alan Wilson's face flashed with a hint of greasyness, as if the rebellious people of the British Empire were inside. Although Turing was not like the Cambridge Five Masters, he was an outlier in this era.

"Wilson, you're from that school." Turing only remembered at this time that Alan Wilson had not revealed his academic qualifications.

"Oriental College, University of Oxford." Alan Wilson felt that there was nothing to hide, and replied, "I'm coming back this time to graduate and then set off overseas." ”

"Oxford, it's very conservative." The color on Turing's face flickered, and his attitude was not very cold, but it was obviously not very high in opinion of Oxford University.

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

This batch of anti-thieves has become a climate, and the key Oxford has not declined, when the son of heaven is still there, the anti-thieves are also alive and well, which is more embarrassing.

"Conservatism naturally has the advantage of being conservative, especially for civil servants." Alan Wilson smiled, Oxford University is the cradle of the British Prime Minister, and it has an overwhelming advantage in the civil service.

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

"No, I very much agree. Those who don't study well go to Imperial College, and being able to be in Oxford and Cambridge shows that they already have a certain degree of academic literacy. Alan Wilson laughed, and out of nowhere came a hand to cause trouble.

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

Alan Wilson and Turing have a chat with each other, compared to academics, Alan Wilson is not the opponent of the father of computers, the key is that he has no experience in this area. Don't know much about the concept of computers! I can only turn the topic to my dissertation.

"Can you invite me to my graduation thesis speech to support the scene?" Alan Wilson offered to invite, "I'm afraid that my speech won't attract people, and it will be embarrassing if few people listen to it." ”

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

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

I can't say, I know that you are a comrade, and now I am ready to save you in the name of the savior, patted the other party on the 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 stage in his graduation speech, and from now on he will invite a group of civil servants to attend his graduation ceremony.

In the days that followed, Alan Wilson launched a criminal and corrupt plan against the imperial civil servants, and the fair and honest civil servants of Whitehall were co-opted by Alan Wilson, who was born in British India, and fell into the abyss of crime step by step.

"If the Soviet Union were to give me a ton of gold, I would not be much more capable than the Cambridge Five." Alan Wilson, who came home, stood by the window and pinched his waist, with a terrible expression on his face.

The only embarrassing thing is that Oriental College replied 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, which shows that the academic valve is an important factor hindering human progress, and it is inevitable that Alan Wilson, who is in dire need of progress, will be so relegated.

Alan Wilson, who had returned from the British occupation, continued his life of spending all his time drinking, and could only numb his idle soul with alcohol, and of course, many young men of Whitehall were also paralyzed.

"Burgess, do you know Turing? Like you, I'm a Cambridge scholar. Alan Wilson tried to see if he could get a message from the Cambridge Five.

"Turing, I know him." Burgess recalled, "I had a good relationship with him for a while, but his personality was too quiet, and I was more sociable. So it's not good to disturb the other party's research after that. ”

"Oh!" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, as if Burgess was also a comrade! Turing's accident was after the Cambridge Five Heroes incident, Alan Wilson's malicious conjecture, was he implicated by the Cambridge Five Heroes?

This is very likely, both have problems with their sexual orientation, and the British counterintelligence agency may think that gay people are more likely to be deceived 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'll be there. Alan Wilson offered the invitation.

"Don't have any friends?" Burgess, with a look like you're joking with me, asked rhetorically, "How many people have accepted the invitation?" ”

"Friends from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Indian Office, the city government, and friends in Whitehall, sixty or seventy. Certainly less than a hundred. Alan Wilson crossed his fingers and replied, "But I have no confidence in the size of Oxford, which is even more nervous than my work in British India." ”

Is it the nervousness that makes you perform without a stage? Burgess shook his head slightly and agreed, "Okay, I'll get some friends to go with me." ”