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Alan Turing: Pioneer of Computing

The document discusses Alan Turing, considered the father of computer science. It describes his early life and education, his work developing early computers and the Turing machine model of computation. It also details his crucial contributions to codebreaking efforts during World War 2 and his later work on artificial intelligence that formed the basis of the Turing Test. The document concludes by mentioning Turing's conviction for homosexuality and subsequent death by suicide.

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Alan Turing: Pioneer of Computing

The document discusses Alan Turing, considered the father of computer science. It describes his early life and education, his work developing early computers and the Turing machine model of computation. It also details his crucial contributions to codebreaking efforts during World War 2 and his later work on artificial intelligence that formed the basis of the Turing Test. The document concludes by mentioning Turing's conviction for homosexuality and subsequent death by suicide.

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FAMOUS IT SCIENTIST

ANASTASIIA MOSKALIUK
3RD-YEAR STUDENT; GROUP 343A
SPECIALIZATION: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Introduction

Alan Turing: The Father of Computer Science

Often considered the father of modern


computer science, Alan Turing was
famous for his work developing the first
modern computers, decoding the
encryption of German Enigma machines
during the second world war, and
detailing a procedure known as the Turing
Test, forming the basis for artificial
intelligence.
Early Life

Born in Maida Vale, London, Turing was


raised in southern England. He graduated
at King's College, Cambridge, with a
degree in mathematics. Whilst he was a
fellow at Cambridge, he published a proof
demonstrating that some purely
mathematical yes–no questions can never
be answered by computation.
Turing's Impact on Computer Science
A Turing machine is a mathematical model of computation describing an
abstract machine that manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to
a table of rules. Despite the model's simplicity, it is capable of
implementing any computer algorithm. A physical Turing machine model.

The Turing Machine is an important


concept in computer science because it
demonstrates that all computation can be
performed by a machine that follows a set
of rules. This is known as the Church-
Turing thesis, which states that a Turing
Machine can compute any function an
algorithm can.
Turing's Contribution to Codebreaking

While there, Turing built a device known


as the Bombe. This machine was able to
use logic to decipher the encrypted
messages produced by the Enigma.
However, it was human understanding
that enabled the real breakthroughs.
The Bletchley Park team made
educated guesses at certain words the
message would contain.
Turing's Post-War Work

His design for the Automatic Computing


Engine (ACE) was the first complete
specification of an electronic stored-
program all-purpose digital computer. Had
Turing's ACE been built as he planned, it
would have had vastly more memory than
any of the other early computers, as well
as being faster.
Personal Life and Struggles

During Turing's life, homosexuality was a criminal offence and


Turing was convicted in 1952 of “Gross Indecency”. Alan Turing
was faced with an impossibly cruel choice of imprisonment, or
probation on the condition he underwent chemical castration.
Turing died from suicide two years later.
"The Imitation Game"

The film focuses on Turing's


heroics in World War II, when he
worked for the British
intelligence service and played
the key role in breaking the
German “Enigma” code. We see
Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch,
also nominated for an Oscar)
laboring obsessively over the
building of a code-breaking
machine.
Conclusion
His code-breaking machine is credited with
shortening World War II. And his revolutionary
postwar work helped create the world's first
commercial computers and articulated
philosophical and logical foundations for artificial
intelligence. He was, Carney said, “a giant on
whose shoulders so many now stand.”
Thank you for
attention

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