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Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (/ ˈ tj ʊər ɪ ŋ /; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. [5]
Aug 1, 2024 · Alan Turing was a British mathematician and logician, a major contributor to mathematics, cryptanalysis, computer science, and artificial intelligence. He invented the universal Turing machine, an abstract computing machine that encapsulates the fundamental logical principles of the digital computer.
Jun 3, 2002 · Alan Turing (1912–1954) never described himself as a philosopher, but his 1950 paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” is one of the most frequently cited in modern philosophical literature.
Aug 1, 2024 · Alan Turing - Computer Designer, Codebreaker, Enigma: In 1945, the war over, Turing was recruited to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London to create an electronic computer. His design for the Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) was the first complete specification of an electronic stored-program all-purpose digital computer.
Apr 2, 2014 · Alan Turing. The famed code-breaking war hero, now considered the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, was criminally convicted and harshly treated under the U.K.'s homophobic...
Jun 5, 2019 · Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary. His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for...
Alan Turing was one of the most influential British figures of the 20th century and often considered the father of modern computer science.
Until the release of the Oscar-nominated film The Imitation Game in 2014, the name ‘Alan Turing’ was not very widely known. But Turing’s work during the Second World War was crucial. Who was Turing and what did he do that was so important?
Jun 19, 2012 · Alan Turing - the Bletchley Park codebreaker - would have been 100 years old on 23 June had he lived to the present day.
Jun 7, 2017 · Remembering Alan Turing: from codebreaking to AI, Turing made the world what it is today His Enigma-cracking Bombe saved lives. His ACE machine inspired the birth of computer science.