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    Turing was born in Maida Vale, London, while his father, Julius Mathison Turing, was on leave from his position with the
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    Alan Turing - Wikipedia

    • Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a mod… See more

    BornAlan Mathison Turing · 23 June 1912 · Maida Vale, London, England
    Died7 June 1954 (aged 41) · Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
    Cause of deathCyanide poisoning as an act of suicide
    Career and research

    When Turing returned to Cambridge, he attended lectures given in 1939 by Ludwig Wittgenstein about the foundations of mathematics. The lectures have been reconstructed verbatim, including interjection… See more

    Personal life

    In the 1940s, Turing became worried about losing his savings in the event of a German invasion. In order to protect it, he bought two silver bars weighing 3,200 oz (90 kg) and worth £250 (in 2022, £8,000 adjusted for inflation… See more

     
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    May 30, 2024 · Alan Mathison Turing (1912–1954) was a talented British mathematician and logician whose work laid the foundation for modern computer science and artificial intelligence. He made significant...

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    Apr 2, 2014 · Alan Turing was a brilliant British mathematician who took a leading role in breaking Nazi ciphers during WWII. In his seminal 1936 paper, he proved that there cannot exist any universal...

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    Alan Turing was one of the most influential British figures of the 20th century and often considered the father of modern computer science.

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    Jun 23, 2022 · Alan Turing, whose reputation as a central figure in computer science and artificial intelligence has only grown since his untimely death in 1954, applied his genius to problems such as this one in an age before …

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    Jun 7, 2011 · 23 June 1912. London, England. Died. 7 June 1954. Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. Summary. Alan Turing's work was fundamental in the theoretical foundations of computer science. View seven larger pictures. …

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