Saved from the shredder, Alan Turing’s papers sell for $627,000 The archive contextualizes one of the 20th century's most brilliant thinkers. Andrew Paul Jun 18, 2025 12:54 PM EDT ...

A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of $627,000. But the June 17 auction almost never happened.