Alan Mathison Turing
- (b.) 1912 June 23 - (d.) 1954 June 07
Bio/Description
Formalizer of the concept of the algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, Turing was influential in the development of computer science and played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. He was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
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Date of Birth:
1912 June 23 -
Date of Death:
1954 June 07 -
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Male -
Noted For:
Formalization of the concept of the algorithm and computation -
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