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| Alan Turing |
Alan Turing was a mathematician who in 1937 designed the idea of a machine known as the turing machine that became the basis of modern computing.
Alan Turing was was born on June 23rd 1912 in Paddington London. He was very good at mathematics in school, but struggled immensly with his handwrighting. He was often criticised for this during his school years. He believed his potential was being wasted at public school and studied very hard.
Despite difficult school years, Turing entered King's College, Cambridge in 1931 to study mathematics. The year 1933 saw the beginnings of Turing's interest in mathematical logic. 1933 was also the year of Hitler's rise in Germany and an anti-war movement in Britain began. Turing joined this anti-war movement. During World War II Turing led the team that succeeded in breaking German high-level secret codes. They used the first ever practical programed computer called Colossus.
Turing is classified as one of the fathers of modern computer science. In 1950 he suggested what has become known as a "Turing's test," still the main source for recognizing intelligence in a machine.
Edited by Zakary Khan
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