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19481940s
Alan Turing
British mathematician widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
Organizations
Bletchley ParkUniversity of ManchesterNational Physical Laboratory
Major Achievements
- •Invented the theoretical Turing Machine (1936), defining the limits of computation.
- •Instrumental in cracking the Enigma code during WWII.
- •Designed the ACE (Automatic Computing Engine), an early stored-program computer.
- •Proposed the 'Turing Test' in 1950 to evaluate machine intelligence.
Key Papers
- On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem
Alan M. Turing · Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society · 1936
- Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Alan M. Turing · Mind · 1950
Videos
Alan Turing - Celebrating the life of a genius
Cambridge University