Turing’s Sneakers
Nike has shaken up a sport that was almost unchanged from the dawn of human civilisation
Alan Mathison Turing (1912–1954) is often referred to as the father of modern computing. As digital technology becomes the central fulcrum of global culture and commerce, Turing is treated as a modern Prometheus, and his fame is only increasing. His death, as dramatised in the Benedict Cumberbatch starring The Imitation Game is attributed to being persecuted and chemically-castrated for being homosexual (though some reports suggest it was an experiment with electricity to electro-plate a spoon with gold gone wrong; it is possible that the hormones he was forcefully injected with as part of his criminal sentence impaired his judgement).
Computers are always at danger of over-heating and require cooling. The work and the materials involved in the construction of these machines result in the generation of large quantities of heat. Like their inventions, the humans who worked to create these machines also require letting off some steam. This is where running came in for Turing.
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