1931
Cambridge Mathematics Studies
Begins undergraduate study of mathematics at Cambridge, developing interests that later lead into mathematical logic and computation.
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Begins undergraduate study of mathematics at Cambridge, developing interests that later lead into mathematical logic and computation.
Wins an Open Scholarship in Mathematics to Kings College, Cambridge.
Matriculates at Kings College, Cambridge, to read Mathematics.
Receives a First in Part II of the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge.
Is elected a Fellow of Kings College for his mathematical work.
Completes fellowship work titled On the Gaussian Error Function, demonstrating his growing strength in probability and analysis.
Completes the draft of On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem.
Receives the Smiths Prize for mathematical work at Cambridge.
Returns to Kings College after completing his Princeton doctorate.
Begins constructing an analogue mechanical device intended to investigate numerical aspects of the Riemann hypothesis.
Takes leave from NPL and returns to Cambridge for a period of theoretical research.
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