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Alan Mathison Turing , OBE, FRS (pronounced /ˈtjʊərɪŋ/ , TYOOR -ing ; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954), was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. He was ...
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Alan Mathison Turing was born on June 23rd 1912 in Paddington, London. He was educated at Sherborne School, and then went to King's College, Cambridge in 1931 to read Mathematics. ... In 1945 Turing was awarded the O.B.E. for his vital contribution to the war effort.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Alan M. Turing (British mathematician and logician), June 23, 1912London, EnglandJune 7, 1954Wilmslow, CheshireBritish mathematician and logician, who made major contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and biology and to the new areas later named computer ...
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The Alan Turing Home Page - Andrew Hodges; A gateway and guide to a large site dedicated to Alan Turing (1912-1954); 25 pages of ... Ancient India's Contribution to Mathematics - Sudheer Birodkar; Algebra and Geometry in Ancient India, where mathematics had its roots in Vedic literature, nearly 4000 years old.
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Bletchley Park - The Bletchley Park Trust; Also known as Station X, Bletchley Park is the home of the United Kingdom's Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS). Read about its history, including decrypting the German Enigma code, Alan Turing's contribution of the "Bombe," and the various huts ...more>>
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General mathematics seminar ... October 28, 1999. Martin Davis (Courant Institute). Alan Turing's Universal Computer ... The name of Martin Davis is well known in our country for his great contribution to the negative solution of Hilbert's tenth problem. He wrote several books, one of which (about non-standard analysis)
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Unveiling the official Blue Plaque on Alan Turing's Birthplace ... Dear friends of Alan Turing: I have messages from two distinguished people who are unable to be present today. The first is from Sir Roger Penrose, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, who writes:
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...a quite brilliant mathematician... whose unique contribution helped to turn the tide of war... horrifying that he was treated so inhumanely... ... This is followed by the Oration at Alan Turing's Birthplace that I delivered on 23 June 1998...
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Alan Turing was the chief scientific figure in the British codebreaking effort in the Second World War, making a crucial contribution to breaking the Enigma ciphers.
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Alan Mathison Turing FRS OBE (born 23 June 1912 at 2 Warrington Crescent, London W9, ... His theoretical work of 1935-36 had been a fundamental influence on the Manchester computer project from its inception. Turing's principal practical contribution at Manchester was to design the programming system of the Ferranti Mark I,
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