Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS (pronounced /ˈtjʊ(ə)rɪŋ/) (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. Turing is often considered to be the father of modern computer science. He provided an influential formalisation of the concept of the algorithm and computation with the Turing machine. Of his role in the modern...

Date of birth:

  • Jun 23, 1912

Date of death:

  • Jun 7, 1954

Also known as:

  • Alan Mathison Turing

Alan Turing Quotes

  • “ Mathematical reasoning may be regarded...

  • “ No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain...

  • “ Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.

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