Binary is a number system that only uses two digits, \(0\) and \(1\). It was invented by German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Binary code is used widely in computer programming, so it is ...

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, the great mathematician and pioneer of computer science and binary number calculations. © University of Massachusetts Lowell Binary ...

The Bank of England has hidden a tribute to Alan Turing on the front of the new £50 note. Yesterday, the legendary codebreaker was revealed as the face of the banknote, becoming the first openly gay ...

It is a fitting tribute for the world's most pre-eminent codebreaker: a mysterious set of 1s and 0s emblazened across the new £50 note. As the Bank of England announced that Alan Turing would be the ...