Alan Turing

The story, in brief.

Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician and logician widely regarded as the father of theoretical computer science. He formalised the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, a model of a general-purpose computer, and his contributions to cryptanalysis helped the Allies of World War II decipher messages encrypted by the German Enigma machine. He also contributed the Turing test to philosophy of artificial intelligence and the Turing pattern concept to mathematical and theoretical biology.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1912
   Life

   Born in Maida Vale

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2. 1926~ age 14
   Education

   Sherborne School

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3. 1931~ age 19
   Education

   King's College

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4. 1934~ age 22
   Work

   University of Cambridge

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5. 1936~ age 24
   Recognition

   Smith's Prize

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6. 1938~ age 26
   Work

   Government Communications Headquarters

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7. 1945~ age 33
   Work

   National Physical Laboratory

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8. 1946~ age 34
   Recognition

   Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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9. 1948~ age 36
   Work

   Victoria University of Manchester

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10. 1951~ age 39
    Recognition

    Fellow of the Royal Society

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11. 1954~ age 42
    Life

    Death

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