Alan Turing Building opens at University of Manchester
{{date|July 31, 2007}}
[[Image:Alan_Turing_building_atrium_July_2007.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The atrium of the Alan Turing building {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Billlion|Bill Lionheart]]}}]]
The {{w|School of Mathematics, University of Manchester|School of Mathematics}}, {{w|University of Manchester}} finished moving in to its new {{w|Alan Turing Building|building}} Monday. The building is named after one of its most widely known academics, [[Alan Turing]], one of the founders of computer science and a Reader in Mathematics at Manchester.

Although Turing is one of the city and university's most famous sons, there are very few things named in his honour. The city council was criticised for naming an uninspiring piece of by-pass Alan Turing Way, and a statue erected by public subscription bears a plaque pointing out the failure of the computing industry to contribute.

The new building deliberately attempts to provide a conducive atmosphere for mathematical collaboration with a design that aims to promote chance encounter in public spaces. It also aims to save energy with solar panels fitted to the roof.

The building also houses the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, and the Photon Sciences Institute.
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The atrium of the Alan Turing building 
The School of Mathematics, Alan Turing Building|building Monday. The building is named after one of its most widely known academics, Alan Turing, one of the founders of computer science and a Reader in Mathematics at Manchester.

Although Turing is one of the city and university's most famous sons, there are very few things named in his honour. The city council was criticised for naming an uninspiring piece of by-pass Alan Turing Way, and a statue erected by public subscription bears a plaque pointing out the failure of the computing industry to contribute.

The new building deliberately attempts to provide a conducive atmosphere for mathematical collaboration with a design that aims to promote chance encounter in public spaces. It also aims to save energy with solar panels fitted to the roof.

The building also houses the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, and the Photon Sciences Institute.
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