Wouldn’t you know it? Today marks what would have been Alan Turing’s 100th birthday. This man was not only immensely influential in the development of computer science and cryptanalysis, he is also considered the father of Artificial Intelligence. In fact, words like “algorithm” and “computation” are traced to him, as was the development of the […]
A Tribute to Alan Turing
by storiesbywilliams on June 23, 2012 in Books, News, Series and tagged ACE (Automatic Computing Engine), alan turing, Alan Turing Bridge, Alan Turing Way, battle of the atlantic, bletchley park, Breaking the Code, Charles Babbage's Difference Engine, cryptanalysis, cryptography, Cryptonomicon, enigma code, enigma machine, galileo, Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS), ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, National Physical Laboratory, oppenheimer, socrates, Tupac Shakur, turing machine, turing test, u-boats, world war II
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