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'The Imitation Game' Remembers Unsung Hero Alan Turing by webdesk@voanews.com (Penelope Poulou) Tuesday December 9 th , 2014  at  11:24 PM Voice Of America 1 Share Not many people today know the name Alan Turing. But the English mathematician's decryption of Germany's Enigma code helped shorten World War II, saving millions of lives. Turing was also the first to create a computer prototype, which he used to solve the code. Mortem Tyldum’s new drama 'The Imitation Game' is the first feature film that puts Turing in the international spotlight, 60 years after his death. VOA's Penelope Poulou reports. Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review   From The Major News Sources »   The Bolt: Shostakovich's banned ballet – in pictures 09/12/14 22:53 from  Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The Bolt, a controversial 1931 ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich, is t