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Christopher Morcom
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Christopher Collan Morcom was an English student mathematician, scientist and astronomer. He is known for being a childhood friend of Alan Turing, the founder of modern computer science. Morcom has be
Morcom at Sherborne School, c. 1929
Morcom at Sherborne School, c. 1929
Christopher Morcom (right) with his parents, Reginald Keble Swan and Frances Isobel Swan
Christopher Morcom (right) with his parents, Reginald Keble Swan and Frances Isobel Swan
Morcom's likely candid photograph of his maths teacher, Donald Eperson. Eperson also ran the school's Gramophone Society, which Morcom attended.
Morcom's likely candid photograph of his maths teacher, Donald Eperson. Eperson also ran the school's Gramophone Society, which Morcom attended.
Morcom in a Sherborne class picture, 1927
Morcom in a Sherborne class picture, 1927
Alan Turing
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Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical comput
Christopher Morcom
…Morcom (13 July 1911 – 13 February 1930) was an English student mathematician, scientist and astronomer. He is known for being a childhood friend of Alan Turing, the founder of modern computer science. Morcom has been described as Turing's first love, but the affection is not known to have been reciprocated…
Turing in 1951
Turing in 1951
English Heritage blue plaque in Maida Vale, London, marking Turing's birthplace in 1912
English Heritage blue plaque in Maida Vale, London, marking Turing's birthplace in 1912
Turing at age 16, c. 1928 – c. 1929
Turing at age 16, c. 1928 – c. 1929
Turing (seated second from left) in Cornwall, with fellow Shirburnians: Edwin Davis, John Bennett, Peter White, Peter Hogg (seated second from right),
Turing (seated second from left) in Cornwall, with fellow Shirburnians: Edwin Davis, John Bennett, Peter White, Peter Hogg (seated second from right), and Duncan Carse, in April 1930.