Alan Mathison Turing (/ ˈtjʊərɪŋ /; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. [6]

Alan Mathison Turing (London, 23 June 1912 – Wilmslow, Cheshire, 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician and computer scientist. He is known as the father of computer science.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Turing's birth, the Turing Centenary Advisory Committee (TCAC) coordinated the Alan Turing Year, a year-long programme of events around the world honouring …

Feb 27, 2026 · Alan Turing was a British mathematician and logician, a major contributor to mathematics, cryptanalysis, computer science, and artificial intelligence. He invented the universal …

He was awarded an OBE in 1946 for his work. After the War, Alan worked first at the National Physical Laboratory and then at Manchester University on the development of the computer from his first …

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In 1950, English mathematician and computer science pioneer Alan Turing posed the question, “can machines think?” In his paper, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” Turing laid out what has …

Nov 12, 2001 · Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, …

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Feb 27, 2026 · Turing was a founding father of artificial intelligence and of modern cognitive science, and he was a leading early exponent of the hypothesis that the human brain is in large part a digital …