Collection of Alan Turing’s papers sells for a record £465,400
By 
Julia Robinson2025-06-19T10:48:00
Items included a personal letter from his mother and an original copy of his only chemistry paper
A collection of scientific papers written by the codebreaker Alan Turing, including his only chemistry paper, have been sold at auction for over £465,000. The papers, which were almost shredded by their owners who were initially unaware of their historical importance, sold for more than three times their expected sale price – a new record for Turing’s works.