Chapter 349 Mr. Yang’s Alma Mater!

April 13, 1979.

Grosvenor House Hotel.

Time difference.

The time difference between London and Hong Kong is eight hours. Even though Yang Ming and Kayla discussed until midnight last night and he went to bed, he still felt uncomfortable when he woke up.

Hearing a knock on the door outside.

When Yang Ming opened the door, he saw Ah Zhu and Zhong Chuhong.

"Master, I'll serve you."

Ah Zhu and Zhong Chuhong helped Yang Ming wash and change clothes.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"Not bad."

If you want to talk about the luxury of the hotel, the Repulse Bay Hillside Villa is not bad, but it looks a little different here.

Yang Ming went out in a wheelchair.

The general manager of the hotel has already welcomed Yang Ming to the restaurant for breakfast.

Yang Ming just finished breakfast and went upstairs.

Lin Dezhong came over and said, "Boss, your university alma mater has sent someone."

University alma mater?

Brunel University only sent someone now?

Will it be a little late?

When Yang Ming came out, he saw a tall young woman wearing a skirt and glasses. She called herself Arya, the secretary of the current president Argyle. She came to see Yang Ming on behalf of Brussels University and the president, Mr. Argyle.

If Mr. Yang was still an ordinary student in the original school, he would either have to continue to complete the rest of his studies or he could only count as the fourth year of his studies.

At this time, Mr. Yang was already one of the most important celebrity representatives of Brussels University. This time he was invited by London, so he had to attach importance to every aspect.

"Miss Arya, why didn't I see you at the airport last night?"

Airport?

Arya wanted to greet them, but it was not her turn at all. There were too many people in London who wanted to see Mr. Yang.

Seeing that Miss Arya did not say it, Yang Ming seemed to have guessed it.

"Miss Arya, I understand your difficulties. This time I came to London, the first thing I did was to complete the graduation ceremony to satisfy my and my parents' wish to graduate from college. I also want to visit my alma mater."

"Mr. Yang, do you have any other arrangements?"

Arrangements?

Yang Ming knew that Brunel University could only rank behind the universities in London, and was ranked in the dozens in Country Y. It was already ranked in the hundreds in the global university rankings, and could not be compared with those famous universities such as Oxford University and Cambridge University in Country Y.

Even so, this was the alma mater of Yang Ming's predecessor.

When he inherited this body, he also inherited everything from the other party.

Yang Ming knew that he would not come in vain.

"I want to donate to my alma mater."

Donate to my alma mater?

Arya immediately showed a different look.

Many famous universities in Europe and the United States, whether public or private, basically rely on donations from big figures and wealthy people to develop.

Like Cambridge University and Oxford University, they receive a lot of donations every year.

If a famous university has more celebrities and more powerful students, then it will get more donations in the future.

Arya seemed to have guessed it long ago.

She heard that Mr. Yang donated a lot of money in Yanjing and even in his hometown.

This time when he came to his alma mater, he should also donate a large sum of money.

"That's right, I have two ideas."

"Mr. Yang, please go ahead."

"First, donate 1 million pounds in the name of my foundation."

1 million pounds?

In 1979, it was indeed a lot, equivalent to 16 million Hong Kong dollars.

For today's universities, Mr. Yang's one-time donation of 1 million pounds is indeed a lot of money.

Arya was very happy to hear it.

Even 100,000 pounds is not something that everyone can afford.

"Second, I want to establish a new college in the name of a person, and I am willing to donate another 10 million pounds."

Establish a new college in the name of a person?

Donate another 10 million pounds?

This 10 million pounds is a lot of money.

Equivalent to 160 million Hong Kong dollars.

In this era, I am afraid that few people can donate as much money as Mr. Yang. However, Arya also understands that this person's name is probably not an ordinary person.

"Mr. Yang, who do you want to name the college after?"

"Alan Mathison Turing"

When Yang Ming said this person's name, Arya's face changed drastically.

This person is now a taboo in Country Y, and it is impossible to establish a college in his name.

Arya's face was a little ugly. If it was named after Mr. Yang himself or the Queen, then the board of directors would certainly have no problem.

Such a large sum of money, I'm afraid no university or board of directors can refuse it.

Mr. Yang proposed this person, which made Arya feel difficult.

"Mr. Yang, this is impossible."

Arya said directly.

Thirty or forty years later, many people may know that he is a mathematician and logician in Country Y, known as the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.

However, in 1952, Country Y convicted Turing of homosexuality, and then Turing underwent chemical castration (estrogen injection).

On June 7, 1954, Turing died of poisoning after eating an apple containing cyanide at the age of 42.

In 2009, computer scientist Kang Ming from Country Y launched an online petition for Turing's popularization. As of September 10, 2009, the number of signatures on the petition had exceeded 30,000. For this reason, Gordon Brown, then Prime Minister of Country Y, had to issue a formal apology statement.

In December 2012, 11 important people including Hawking, Paul Nurse, Martin Rees, etc. wrote to Prime Minister Cameron of Country Y, asking for his popularization.

As you can imagine, the difficulties here.

Even now, many people in Country Y don't want to talk about this name when they hear it.

Of course, many people feel sorry for him.

Arya didn't expect that Mr. Yang would want to name the new college after Turing.

How is this possible?

Yang Ming knew very well that Turing had made many contributions to the development of artificial intelligence and proposed a test method for determining whether a machine has intelligence, namely the Turing test, and there is a test competition every year.

In addition, the famous Turing machine model proposed by Turing laid the foundation for the logical working method of modern computers.

In other words, Turing played a very important role in modern computers.

Yang Ming not only wanted to commemorate the other party, but also wanted to develop and tap into talents in computers to prepare for his next investment.

Yang Ming also knew that if he wanted to name the college after Turing, he was afraid that apart from Turing's family, not many people in Country Y would agree.

Because they think it is very shameful and dishonorable.

"Miss Arya, don't rush to refuse. You can talk to your principal Mr. Argyle and even the school board about what I said. I will also talk to relevant people about this matter. I think Mr. Turing will also become the pride of the people of Country Y."

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