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Alan Turing

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41 years oldMaida Vale, London, England, UK

Biography

Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (1912–1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.

Personal Details

Born
June 23, 1912 - June 7, 1954 (age 41)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Maida Vale, London, England, UK
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