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History: An Exploration of Overlooked Historical Events ; Tuesday ; Period 3
Riley wasn't sure about his students but he knew he still didn't want to be back in class after such a long vacation. Alas, though, it was over and he was there. He was just still a little tired. But, last night's insomnia meant he'd thrown together a class for today so he was proud of himself there.
"Welcome back," Riley said, nodding at everyone. "Hope your vacation was just as amazing as mine was. If not well, sorry. Better luck next time. Today, we're in the computer lab for what I hope it an interesting but easy lesson. We're going to talk about Alan Mathison Turing. Anyone know who he is? Anyone?"
He waited and when he got no responses, he pressed on. "Alan Turing was a British mathematician that had one of the most influential careers of any mathematician and yet is frequently left out from history books. In World War II, Turing was a code breaker for Britain and was successful in cracking many German codes using his own an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine."
He paused after the introduction and handed out a short worksheet on Turing to the class. "Turing’s invention of the Turing machine proved that some such machine would be capable of performing any conceivable mathematical computation if it were representable as an algorithm. This undoubtedly had a profound impact on the future of computing and has subsequently profoundly impacted our lives. He also had a significant impact on artificial intelligence as well as differentiating a computer from human. An example of this would be CAPTCHA, that annoying thing you have to do once in a while to submit anything on the internet."
Riley hated CAPTCHA and these days, they were getting insanely complicated. "So, know why you haven't heard of him? Turing was gay at a time when it really, really was not accepted. He was forced to take female hormones so he wouldn't have to go to prison. He battled depression for most of his life and allegedly took his own life though his family says it was an accident."
Riley paused for a moment. "Look, if you're feeling like this guy was, like you're at the bottom of your rope. Reach out, man. Someone's there to help you. Don't take your own life. You're worth more than that."
With that done, he took a breath and sighed. "So, since a lot of Turing's work revolved around the computer, that's what we're gonna use today. But, you guys to to play The Oregon Trail. This isn't something Turing ever did but see how far and how fast you can get to Oregon without catching brain fever. Enjoy."
With that, he let the class get to work.
"Welcome back," Riley said, nodding at everyone. "Hope your vacation was just as amazing as mine was. If not well, sorry. Better luck next time. Today, we're in the computer lab for what I hope it an interesting but easy lesson. We're going to talk about Alan Mathison Turing. Anyone know who he is? Anyone?"
He waited and when he got no responses, he pressed on. "Alan Turing was a British mathematician that had one of the most influential careers of any mathematician and yet is frequently left out from history books. In World War II, Turing was a code breaker for Britain and was successful in cracking many German codes using his own an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine."
He paused after the introduction and handed out a short worksheet on Turing to the class. "Turing’s invention of the Turing machine proved that some such machine would be capable of performing any conceivable mathematical computation if it were representable as an algorithm. This undoubtedly had a profound impact on the future of computing and has subsequently profoundly impacted our lives. He also had a significant impact on artificial intelligence as well as differentiating a computer from human. An example of this would be CAPTCHA, that annoying thing you have to do once in a while to submit anything on the internet."
Riley hated CAPTCHA and these days, they were getting insanely complicated. "So, know why you haven't heard of him? Turing was gay at a time when it really, really was not accepted. He was forced to take female hormones so he wouldn't have to go to prison. He battled depression for most of his life and allegedly took his own life though his family says it was an accident."
Riley paused for a moment. "Look, if you're feeling like this guy was, like you're at the bottom of your rope. Reach out, man. Someone's there to help you. Don't take your own life. You're worth more than that."
With that done, he took a breath and sighed. "So, since a lot of Turing's work revolved around the computer, that's what we're gonna use today. But, you guys to to play The Oregon Trail. This isn't something Turing ever did but see how far and how fast you can get to Oregon without catching brain fever. Enjoy."
With that, he let the class get to work.
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It was okay though, he turned up alive later on. It was probably down to all the weird in Jackson's life in the last couple of years that he didn't even stop to question that. Just grumbled under his breath about how typically Loki that was.
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He figured it would be a lot easier if you could shoot the thieves, though.
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