By Mary O'connor For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:44 GMT, 6 February 2019 | Updated: 08:27 GMT, 6 February 2019
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The celebrated scientist and wartime codebreaker was chosen by the public in a live broadcast of BBC Two's Icons: The Greatest Person Of The 20th Century last night
Alan Turing, the father of computing, has been crowned the most iconic figure of the 20th century, beating other finalists including Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.
The celebrated scientist and wartime codebreaker was chosen by the public in a live broadcast of BBC Two's Icons: The Greatest Person Of The 20th Century last night.
After Turing's name was announced, presenter Nick Robinson said: 'He was a man who worked almost entirely in secret, who received little credit for cracking the Nazi codes and shortening the war and who died having been branded a criminal.
'Today he is the most celebrated figure of the 20th century - a father of computing, war hero and genius.'
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