Alan Turing is one of the country's most famous mathematicians and scientists but did you know he worked in Teddington for a time?

This week on rewind we look at the life of Turing and the work he did in Teddington at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

Turing before the NPL

Turing was born in 1912 in London and always showed his talent for maths and science.

He studied first at Cambridge before getting his PhD from Princeton.

He moved back to Cambridge and starting work at the Government Code and Cryptography School in 1939, where he was an essential part of the work to break the German Enigma code.

About the NPL

The NPL has been based in Teddington since 1900 and employs 750 people.

The Laboratory located on Hampton Road is one of the most extensive government laboratories in the UK and has a "prestigious" reputation for its role in setting and maintaining physical standards for British industry.

Research work at NPL has contributed to the advancement of many disciplines of science.

Alan Turing at the NPL

Turing moved to the NPL in 1945 following the end of World War Two.

He produced his plans for the ACE computer in 1946. He worked at NPL on the ACE until he left (after being on leave to Cambridge) in 1948, not long after writing his Intelligent Machinery paper.

ACE stands for Automatic Computing Engine was one of the first designs for a stored-program computer.

Turing is rightfully celebrated as one of Britain's greatest minds and you can find out more about him HERE

You can find out more about the NPL HERE