High profile Alan Turing papers banned from leaving UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20rxd94yryo

Posted by Xenon1898

4 Comments

  1. takesthebiscuit on

    If only the British Government had been so supportive of him during his life 🤬

  2. > The papers have been valued at £397,680 and are at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer is found to acquire them.

    I mean… okay. I’ll give you a fiver for it?

  3. > “It is right that a UK buyer has the opportunity to purchase these papers to give people the opportunity to continue to study and appreciate his work as an important part of our national story.”

    How can they be studied if they’re in a private collection in the UK?